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  1. Standish

Where is Standish?

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.

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Map showing extent of Standish as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Standish
Map showing location of Standish within the UK
Location of Standish within the UK

Which county is Standish in?

Standish is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Standish in Greater Manchester?

Standish is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Standish within Greater Manchester
Location of Standish within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Standish?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Standish is WN6 0HR.

Where is Standish in WN6?

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.

Map showing location of Standish within WN6
Location of Standish within WN6

What is the post town for Standish?

The post town for Standish is Wigan. Standish is in the WN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.

What is the latitude and longitude of Standish?

The centre of Standish is located at position 53.58649° latitude and -2.66408° longitude.

Latitude53.58649°
Longitude-2.66408°

What is the easting and northing of Standish?

The centre of Standish is located at the grid reference easting 356136 and northing 410195 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting356136
Northing410195

What are the nearest towns to Standish?

Position of Standish relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Standish to the centre of the town.

north-west
3m
Standish is 3 miles north-west of Wigan
south-west
3m
Standish is 3 miles south-west of Adlington
north-west
4m
Standish is 4 miles north-west of Ince-in-Makerfield
south
5m
Standish is 5 miles south of Chorley
west
5m
Standish is 5 miles west of Horwich
north-west
5m
Standish is 5 miles north-west of Hindley
north-east
5m
Standish is 5 miles north-east of Skelmersdale
north-west
6m
Standish is 6 miles north-west of Westhoughton
north
7m
Standish is 7 miles north of Billinge
north
7m
Standish is 7 miles north of Ashton-in-Makerfield

What are the nearest cities to Standish?

Position of Standish relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Standish to the centre of the city.

south
12m
Standish is 12 miles south of Preston
north-west
17m
Standish is 17 miles north-west of Salford
north-east
18m
Standish is 18 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
19m
Standish is 19 miles north-west of Manchester
north
29m
Standish is 29 miles north of Chester
south
33m
Standish is 33 miles south of Lancaster
north-east
39m
Standish is 39 miles north-east of St Asaph
north
40m
Standish is 40 miles north of Wrexham
west
40m
Standish is 40 miles west of Bradford
north-west
44m
Standish is 44 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent

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