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Where is Walkden?

Walkden is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile north of the town of Worsley, four miles south of the major town of Bolton, 145 miles north of Cardiff, and 169 miles north-west of London. Walkden lies five miles north of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Walkden falls within the metropolitan district council of Salford. It is in the M28 postcode district. The post town for Walkden is Manchester.

Walkden on a map

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

Which county is Walkden in?

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

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Walkden in Greater Manchester?

Walkden is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.

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

What is the postcode for Walkden?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Walkden is M28 3DR.

Where is Walkden in M28?

Walkden is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the M28 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the M28 postcode district.

Map showing location of Walkden within M28
Location of Walkden within M28

What is the post town for Walkden?

The post town for Walkden is Manchester. Walkden is in the M28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Walkden?

The centre of Walkden is located at position 53.52379° latitude and -2.39871° longitude.

Latitude53.52379°
Longitude-2.39871°

What is the easting and northing of Walkden?

The centre of Walkden is located at the grid reference easting 373664 and northing 403088 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting373664
Northing403088

What are the nearest towns to Walkden?

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

north
1m
Walkden is 1 mile north of Worsley
south-west
1m
Walkden is 1 mile south-west of Kearsley
south
2m
Walkden is 2 miles south of Farnworth
west
3m
Walkden is 3 miles west of Swinton
south-west
3m
Walkden is 3 miles south-west of Little Lever
east
3m
Walkden is 3 miles east of Tyldesley
east
4m
Walkden is 4 miles east of Atherton
north-west
4m
Walkden is 4 miles north-west of Eccles
south-west
4m
Walkden is 4 miles south-west of Radcliffe
south
4m
Walkden is 4 miles south of Bolton

What are the nearest cities to Walkden?

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

north-west
5m
Walkden is 5 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
7m
Walkden is 7 miles north-west of Manchester
south-east
20m
Walkden is 20 miles south-east of Preston
east
25m
Walkden is 25 miles east of Liverpool
north-east
31m
Walkden is 31 miles north-east of Chester
south-west
32m
Walkden is 32 miles south-west of Bradford
north
36m
Walkden is 36 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
west
39m
Walkden is 39 miles west of Wakefield
west
40m
Walkden is 40 miles west of Sheffield
south-west
40m
Walkden is 40 miles south-west of Leeds

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