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Where is Catforth?

Catforth is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles north-east of the town of Kirkham, six miles north-west of the major city of Preston, 149 miles south of Edinburgh, 162 miles north of Cardiff, and 194 miles north-west of London. Catforth falls within the district council of Preston, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR4 postcode district. The post town for Catforth is Preston.

Catforth on a map

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

Which county is Catforth in?

Catforth 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 Catforth in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Catforth within Lancashire
Location of Catforth within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Catforth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Catforth is PR4 0HQ.

Where is Catforth in PR4?

Catforth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Catforth within PR4
Location of Catforth within PR4

What is the post town for Catforth?

The post town for Catforth is Preston. Catforth is in the PR4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Catforth?

The centre of Catforth is located at position 53.81567° latitude and -2.79769° longitude.

Latitude53.81567°
Longitude-2.79769°

What is the easting and northing of Catforth?

The centre of Catforth is located at the grid reference easting 347578 and northing 435783 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting347578
Northing435783

What are the nearest towns to Catforth?

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

north-east
4m
Catforth is 4 miles north-east of Kirkham
north-west
4m
Catforth is 4 miles north-west of Fulwood
north-east
5m
Catforth is 5 miles north-east of Freckleton
south
6m
Catforth is 6 miles south of Garstang
west
8m
Catforth is 8 miles west of Longridge
north-west
8m
Catforth is 8 miles north-west of Bamber Bridge
east
8m
Catforth is 8 miles east of Poulton-le-Fylde
south-east
9m
Catforth is 9 miles south-east of Thornton
north-west
10m
Catforth is 10 miles north-west of Leyland
east
10m
Catforth is 10 miles east of Blackpool

What are the nearest cities to Catforth?

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

north-west
6m
Catforth is 6 miles north-west of Preston
south
16m
Catforth is 16 miles south of Lancaster
north
29m
Catforth is 29 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
31m
Catforth is 31 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
33m
Catforth is 33 miles north-west of Manchester
west
43m
Catforth is 43 miles west of Bradford
north
43m
Catforth is 43 miles north of Chester
north-east
47m
Catforth is 47 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
51m
Catforth is 51 miles west of Leeds
north
54m
Catforth is 54 miles north of Wrexham

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