Standish is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, three miles north-west of the major town of Wigan, 147 miles north of Cardiff, 165 miles south of Edinburgh, and 179 miles north-west of London. Standish lies roughly one mile south of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Standish falls within the metropolitan district council of Wigan. It is in the WN6 postcode district. The post town for Standish is Wigan.
Standish 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 |
Standish is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Standish is WN6 0HR.
Standish is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WN6 postcode district.
The post town for Standish is Wigan. Standish is in the WN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.
The centre of Standish is located at position 53.58649° latitude and -2.66408° longitude.
Latitude | 53.58649° |
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Longitude | -2.66408° |
The centre of Standish is located at the grid reference easting 356136 and northing 410195 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 356136 |
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Northing | 410195 |
Position of Standish relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Standish to the centre of the town.
Position of Standish relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Standish to the centre of the city.