Withnell is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles west of the town of Darwen, five miles south-west of the major town of Blackburn, 155 miles north of Cardiff, 158 miles south of Edinburgh, and 182 miles north-west of London. Withnell lies five miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Withnell falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR6 postcode district. The post town for Withnell is Chorley.
Withnell 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 |
Withnell 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 Withnell is PR6 8RY.
Withnell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PR6 postcode district.
The post town for Withnell is Chorley. Withnell is in the PR6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chorley.
The centre of Withnell is located at position 53.69292° latitude and -2.55585° longitude.
Latitude | 53.69292° |
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Longitude | -2.55585° |
The centre of Withnell is located at the grid reference easting 363393 and northing 421974 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 363393 |
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Northing | 421974 |
Position of Withnell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Withnell to the centre of the town.
Position of Withnell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Withnell to the centre of the city.