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Where is Caton?

Caton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles north-east of the city of Lancaster, 22 miles north of the major city of Preston, 131 miles south of Edinburgh, 180 miles north of Cardiff, and 208 miles north-west of London. Caton lies six miles south of the Cumbria border. Caton falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Caton is Lancaster.

Caton on a map

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

Which county is Caton in?

Caton 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 Caton in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Caton within Lancashire
Location of Caton within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Caton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Caton is LA2 9QL.

Where is Caton in LA2?

Caton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Caton within LA2
Location of Caton within LA2

What is the post town for Caton?

The post town for Caton is Lancaster. Caton is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Caton?

The centre of Caton is located at position 54.0761° latitude and -2.7181° longitude.

Latitude54.0761°
Longitude-2.7181°

What is the easting and northing of Caton?

The centre of Caton is located at the grid reference easting 353112 and northing 464702 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353112
Northing464702

What are the nearest towns to Caton?

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

south-east
4m
Caton is 4 miles south-east of Carnforth
east
6m
Caton is 6 miles east of Morecambe
east
7m
Caton is 7 miles east of Heysham
west
9m
Caton is 9 miles west of High Bentham
south-west
10m
Caton is 10 miles south-west of Kirkby Lonsdale
south-east
11m
Caton is 11 miles south-east of Grange-over-Sands
north
12m
Caton is 12 miles north of Garstang
north-east
17m
Caton is 17 miles north-east of Fleetwood
south-east
17m
Caton is 17 miles south-east of Ulverston
north
18m
Caton is 18 miles north of Longridge

What are the nearest cities to Caton?

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

north-east
4m
Caton is 4 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
22m
Caton is 22 miles north of Preston
north-west
44m
Caton is 44 miles north-west of Bradford
north
45m
Caton is 45 miles north of Salford
north-west
46m
Caton is 46 miles north-west of Manchester
north
47m
Caton is 47 miles north of Liverpool
west
49m
Caton is 49 miles west of Ripon
west
51m
Caton is 51 miles west of Leeds
north-west
57m
Caton is 57 miles north-west of Wakefield
south
57m
Caton is 57 miles south of Carlisle

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