Wrightington is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles north-west of the town of Standish, five miles north-west of the major town of Wigan, 148 miles north of Cardiff, 163 miles south of Edinburgh, and 181 miles north-west of London. Wrightington lies roughly one mile west of the Greater Manchester border. Wrightington 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 is Wigan.
Wrightington 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 |
Wrightington 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 Wrightington is WN6 9PL.
Wrightington 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.
The post town for Wrightington is Wigan. Wrightington is in the WN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigan.
The centre of Wrightington is located at position 53.60591° latitude and -2.71662° longitude.
Latitude | 53.60591° |
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Longitude | -2.71662° |
The centre of Wrightington is located at the grid reference easting 352680 and northing 412389 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 352680 |
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Northing | 412389 |
Position of Wrightington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wrightington to the centre of the town.
Position of Wrightington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wrightington to the centre of the city.