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Where is Claughton?

Claughton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south-east of the town of Garstang, eight miles north of the major city of Preston, 145 miles south of Edinburgh, 167 miles north of Cardiff, and 196 miles north-west of London. Claughton falls within the district council of Wyre, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR3 postcode district. The post town for Claughton is Preston.

Claughton on a map

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

Which county is Claughton in?

Claughton 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 Claughton in Lancashire?

Claughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Claughton within Lancashire
Location of Claughton within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Claughton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Claughton is PR3 0PN.

Where is Claughton in PR3?

Claughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Claughton within PR3
Location of Claughton within PR3

What is the post town for Claughton?

The post town for Claughton is Preston. Claughton is in the PR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Claughton?

The centre of Claughton is located at position 53.87399° latitude and -2.71581° longitude.

Latitude53.87399°
Longitude-2.71581°

What is the easting and northing of Claughton?

The centre of Claughton is located at the grid reference easting 353034 and northing 442213 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353034
Northing442213

What are the nearest towns to Claughton?

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

south-east
3m
Claughton is 3 miles south-east of Garstang
north-west
5m
Claughton is 5 miles north-west of Longridge
north
6m
Claughton is 6 miles north of Fulwood
north-east
9m
Claughton is 9 miles north-east of Kirkham
north
10m
Claughton is 10 miles north of Bamber Bridge
north-east
10m
Claughton is 10 miles north-east of Freckleton
east
12m
Claughton is 12 miles east of Poulton-le-Fylde
east
12m
Claughton is 12 miles east of Thornton
north
13m
Claughton is 13 miles north of Leyland
north-west
13m
Claughton is 13 miles north-west of Blackburn

What are the nearest cities to Claughton?

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

north
8m
Claughton is 8 miles north of Preston
south
13m
Claughton is 13 miles south of Lancaster
north-west
32m
Claughton is 32 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
33m
Claughton is 33 miles north-west of Manchester
north
34m
Claughton is 34 miles north of Liverpool
west
40m
Claughton is 40 miles west of Bradford
north
48m
Claughton is 48 miles north of Chester
west
48m
Claughton is 48 miles west of Leeds
west
52m
Claughton is 52 miles west of Wakefield
west
52m
Claughton is 52 miles west of Ripon