Windy Harbour is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles north-east of the town of Chorley, six miles south-west of the major town of Blackburn, 155 miles north of Cardiff, 159 miles south of Edinburgh, and 182 miles north-west of London. Windy Harbour lies five miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Windy Harbour falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR6 postcode district. The post town for Windy Harbour is Chorley.
Windy Harbour 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 |
Windy Harbour 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 Windy Harbour is PR6 8JS.
Windy Harbour is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR6 postcode district.
The post town for Windy Harbour is Chorley. Windy Harbour is in the PR6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chorley.
The centre of Windy Harbour is located at position 53.6868° latitude and -2.58303° longitude.
Latitude | 53.6868° |
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Longitude | -2.58303° |
The centre of Windy Harbour is located at the grid reference easting 361593 and northing 421307 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 361593 |
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Northing | 421307 |
Position of Windy Harbour relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Windy Harbour to the centre of the town.
Position of Windy Harbour relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Windy Harbour to the centre of the city.