Bacteriostatic water in Adlington

Local facts for Adlington

Adlington sits in the PR6 postcode district (PR area), within Chorley, North West, England.

PR6 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Adlington go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• Edge Hill University, Biological Sciences, 19.3 km
• The University of Manchester, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 29.4 km
• The University of Liverpool, Chemistry, 33.9 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Adlington with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Lancaster (UKPRN 10007768): Chemistry, 45.5 km north
• University of Chester (UKPRN 10007848): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 50.5 km south-west
• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 54.1 km east
• The University of Bradford (UKPRN 10007785): Chemistry, 58 km east
• University of Keele (UKPRN 10007767): Biological Sciences, 71.6 km south
• The University of Leeds (UKPRN 10007795): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 72 km east
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 77.9 km east
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 79.5 km east

Nearby: Blackrod (2.5 km), Horwich (3.9 km), Chorley (4.7 km), Standish (5.6 km), Marylebone (6.7 km).

Regional hub: Salford.

Adlington lies north-west of Salford, about 25.1 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the PR postcode area (17 of the 224 we list for North West):

• Chorley, PR7, 4.7 km
• Leyland, PR25, 10.3 km
• South Ribble, PR4, 15.1 km
• PR, 17 km
• Penwortham, PR1, 17.2 km
• Preston, PR1, 17.3 km
• Preston, PR1, 17.3 km
• Longridge, PR3, 23.8 km

Postcode districts in the PR area covered by our North West location pages: PR1, PR3, PR4, PR6, PR7, PR8, PR25.

More nearby location pages in North West (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Chorley (3 location pages): Chorley 4.7 km, Chorley 4.7 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Adlington: north, Darwen (12.2 km); east, Horwich (3.9 km); south, Blackrod (2.5 km); west, Chorley (4.7 km).

Location pages in North West within 10 km of Adlington: 12; within 25 km: 74; within 50 km: 175.

Map reference: 53.6173, -2.5974 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074553835).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.