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Where is Blackpool?

Blackpool is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south-west of the town of Poulton-le-Fylde, 148 miles south of Edinburgh, 162 miles north of Cardiff, and 201 miles north-west of London. Blackpool falls within the unitary authority of Blackpool. It is in the FY1 postcode district. The post town for Blackpool is Blackpool.

Blackpool on a map

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

Which county is Blackpool in?

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

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyBlackpool

Where is Blackpool in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Blackpool within Lancashire
Location of Blackpool within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Blackpool?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackpool is FY1 2AA.

Where is Blackpool in FY1?

Blackpool is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the FY1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the FY1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Blackpool within FY1
Location of Blackpool within FY1

What is the post town for Blackpool?

The post town for Blackpool is Blackpool. Blackpool is in the FY1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blackpool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blackpool?

The centre of Blackpool is located at position 53.82086° latitude and -3.05154° longitude.

Latitude53.82086°
Longitude-3.05154°

What is the easting and northing of Blackpool?

The centre of Blackpool is located at the grid reference easting 330873 and northing 436578 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting330873
Northing436578

What are the nearest towns to Blackpool?

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

south-west
3m
Blackpool is 3 miles south-west of Poulton-le-Fylde
south-west
4m
Blackpool is 4 miles south-west of Thornton
south
4m
Blackpool is 4 miles south of Cleveleys
north
5m
Blackpool is 5 miles north of Lytham St Anne's
south
6m
Blackpool is 6 miles south of Fleetwood
west
8m
Blackpool is 8 miles west of Kirkham
north-west
9m
Blackpool is 9 miles north-west of Freckleton
north
12m
Blackpool is 12 miles north of Southport
south-west
13m
Blackpool is 13 miles south-west of Garstang
west
14m
Blackpool is 14 miles west of Fulwood

What are the nearest cities to Blackpool?

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

west
15m
Blackpool is 15 miles west of Preston
south-west
19m
Blackpool is 19 miles south-west of Lancaster
north
29m
Blackpool is 29 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
39m
Blackpool is 39 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
41m
Blackpool is 41 miles north-west of Manchester
north-east
42m
Blackpool is 42 miles north-east of St Asaph
north
44m
Blackpool is 44 miles north of Chester
west
53m
Blackpool is 53 miles west of Bradford
north
53m
Blackpool is 53 miles north of Wrexham
north-east
60m
Blackpool is 60 miles north-east of Bangor

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