Thorpe Green is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles south-east of the town of Bamber Bridge, five miles south-east of the major city of Preston, 156 miles north of Cardiff, 157 miles south of Edinburgh, and 184 miles north-west of London. Thorpe Green lies seven miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Thorpe Green falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR6 postcode district. The post town for Thorpe Green is Chorley.
Thorpe Green is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Thorpe Green is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thorpe Green is PR6 8NQ.
Thorpe Green is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PR6 postcode district.
The post town for Thorpe Green is Chorley. Thorpe Green is in the PR6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chorley.
The centre of Thorpe Green is located at position 53.70894° latitude and -2.62181° longitude.
Latitude | 53.70894° |
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Longitude | -2.62181° |
The centre of Thorpe Green is located at the grid reference easting 359053 and northing 423792 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 359053 |
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Northing | 423792 |
Position of Thorpe Green relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorpe Green to the centre of the town.
Position of Thorpe Green relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorpe Green to the centre of the city.