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Where is Wrightington?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Wrightington in?

Wrightington 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 in Lancashire?

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

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

What is the postcode for Wrightington?

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

Where is Wrightington in WN6?

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.

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

What is the post town for Wrightington?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Wrightington?

The centre of Wrightington is located at position 53.60591° latitude and -2.71662° longitude.

Latitude53.60591°
Longitude-2.71662°

What is the easting and northing of Wrightington?

The centre of Wrightington is located at the grid reference easting 352680 and northing 412389 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting352680
Northing412389

What are the nearest towns to Wrightington?

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

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

What are the nearest cities to Wrightington?

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

south
11m
Wrightington is 11 miles south of Preston
north-east
17m
Wrightington is 17 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
19m
Wrightington is 19 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
21m
Wrightington is 21 miles north-west of Manchester
north
30m
Wrightington is 30 miles north of Chester
south
31m
Wrightington is 31 miles south of Lancaster
north-east
39m
Wrightington is 39 miles north-east of St Asaph
north
40m
Wrightington is 40 miles north of Wrexham
west
41m
Wrightington is 41 miles west of Bradford
north-west
46m
Wrightington is 46 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent