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Where is Wrightington Bar?

Wrightington Bar is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles north-west of the town of Standish, six miles north-west of the major town of Wigan, 149 miles north of Cardiff, 163 miles south of Edinburgh, and 181 miles north-west of London. Wrightington Bar lies roughly one mile west of the Greater Manchester border. Wrightington Bar falls within the district council of West Lancashire, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the WN6 postcode district. The post town for Wrightington Bar is Wigan.

Wrightington Bar on a map

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

Which county is Wrightington Bar in?

Wrightington Bar is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Wrightington Bar in Lancashire?

Wrightington Bar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Wrightington Bar within Lancashire
Location of Wrightington Bar within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Wrightington Bar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wrightington Bar is WN6 9SD.

Where is Wrightington Bar in WN6?

Wrightington Bar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WN6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wrightington Bar within WN6
Location of Wrightington Bar within WN6

What is the post town for Wrightington Bar?

The post town for Wrightington Bar is Wigan. Wrightington Bar is in the WN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wrightington Bar?

The centre of Wrightington Bar is located at position 53.61585° latitude and -2.70442° longitude.

Latitude53.61585°
Longitude-2.70442°

What is the easting and northing of Wrightington Bar?

The centre of Wrightington Bar is located at the grid reference easting 353498 and northing 413486 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353498
Northing413486

What are the nearest towns to Wrightington Bar?

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

north-west
3m
Wrightington Bar is 3 miles north-west of Standish
south-west
4m
Wrightington Bar is 4 miles south-west of Chorley
west
4m
Wrightington Bar is 4 miles west of Adlington
south
5m
Wrightington Bar is 5 miles south of Leyland
north-east
5m
Wrightington Bar is 5 miles north-east of Skelmersdale
north-west
6m
Wrightington Bar is 6 miles north-west of Wigan
north-west
7m
Wrightington Bar is 7 miles north-west of Ince-in-Makerfield
west
7m
Wrightington Bar is 7 miles west of Horwich
north-west
8m
Wrightington Bar is 8 miles north-west of Hindley
north-east
8m
Wrightington Bar is 8 miles north-east of Ormskirk

What are the nearest cities to Wrightington Bar?

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

south
10m
Wrightington Bar is 10 miles south of Preston
north-east
18m
Wrightington Bar is 18 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
19m
Wrightington Bar is 19 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
21m
Wrightington Bar is 21 miles north-west of Manchester
south
30m
Wrightington Bar is 30 miles south of Lancaster
north
30m
Wrightington Bar is 30 miles north of Chester
north-east
39m
Wrightington Bar is 39 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
41m
Wrightington Bar is 41 miles west of Bradford
north
41m
Wrightington Bar is 41 miles north of Wrexham
north-west
47m
Wrightington Bar is 47 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent