Shevington is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles south-west of the town of Standish, three miles north-west of the major town of Wigan, 146 miles north of Cardiff, 166 miles south of Edinburgh, and 179 miles north-west of London. Shevington lies just south of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Shevington falls within the metropolitan district council of Wigan. It is in the WN6 postcode district. The post town for Shevington is Wigan.
Shevington is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Greater Manchester |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Shevington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shevington is WN6 8EA.
Shevington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WN6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WN6 postcode district.
The post town for Shevington is Wigan. Shevington is in the WN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.
The centre of Shevington is located at position 53.57281° latitude and -2.69255° longitude.
Latitude | 53.57281° |
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Longitude | -2.69255° |
The centre of Shevington is located at the grid reference easting 354237 and northing 408691 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 354237 |
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Northing | 408691 |
Position of Shevington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shevington to the centre of the town.
Position of Shevington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shevington to the centre of the city.