Tockholes is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles west of the town of Darwen, three miles south of the major town of Blackburn, 156 miles north of Cardiff, 158 miles south of Edinburgh, and 181 miles north-west of London. Tockholes lies five miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Tockholes falls within the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen. It is in the BB3 postcode district. The post town for Tockholes is Darwen.
Tockholes is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Blackburn with Darwen.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Blackburn with Darwen |
Tockholes 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 Tockholes is BB3 0LU.
Tockholes is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BB3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BB3 postcode district.
The post town for Tockholes is Darwen. Tockholes is in the BB3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darwen.
The centre of Tockholes is located at position 53.70526° latitude and -2.51165° longitude.
Latitude | 53.70526° |
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Longitude | -2.51165° |
The centre of Tockholes is located at the grid reference easting 366322 and northing 423325 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 366322 |
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Northing | 423325 |
Position of Tockholes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tockholes to the centre of the town.
Position of Tockholes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tockholes to the centre of the city.