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Where is Claughton?

Claughton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, five miles south-east of the town of Carnforth, 23 miles north of the major city of Preston, 130 miles south of Edinburgh, 182 miles north of Cardiff, and 207 miles north-west of London. Claughton lies five miles west of the North Yorkshire border. Claughton falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Claughton is Lancaster.

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 towards the northernmost extremity 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 LA2 9LB.

Where is Claughton in LA2?

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

Map showing location of Claughton within LA2
Location of Claughton within LA2

What is the post town for Claughton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Claughton?

The centre of Claughton is located at position 54.09316° latitude and -2.66462° longitude.

Latitude54.09316°
Longitude-2.66462°

What is the easting and northing of Claughton?

The centre of Claughton is located at the grid reference easting 356628 and northing 466566 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting356628
Northing466566

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
5m
Claughton is 5 miles south-east of Carnforth
west
7m
Claughton is 7 miles west of High Bentham
south
8m
Claughton is 8 miles south of Kirkby Lonsdale
east
8m
Claughton is 8 miles east of Morecambe
east
10m
Claughton is 10 miles east of Heysham
south-east
12m
Claughton is 12 miles south-east of Grange-over-Sands
north
14m
Claughton is 14 miles north of Garstang
west
16m
Claughton is 16 miles west of Settle
south
17m
Claughton is 17 miles south of Kendal
south
17m
Claughton is 17 miles south of Sedbergh

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-east
6m
Claughton is 6 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
23m
Claughton is 23 miles north of Preston
north-west
43m
Claughton is 43 miles north-west of Bradford
north
45m
Claughton is 45 miles north of Salford
north
46m
Claughton is 46 miles north of Manchester
west
46m
Claughton is 46 miles west of Ripon
north
49m
Claughton is 49 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
50m
Claughton is 50 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
55m
Claughton is 55 miles north-west of Wakefield
south
56m
Claughton is 56 miles south of Carlisle

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