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Where is Clawthorpe?

Clawthorpe is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles north-east of the town of Carnforth, 29 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 123 miles south of Edinburgh, 188 miles north of Cardiff, and 214 miles north-west of London. Clawthorpe lies just north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Clawthorpe falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Clawthorpe is Carnforth.

Clawthorpe on a map

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

Which county is Clawthorpe in?

Clawthorpe is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Clawthorpe in Cumbria?

Clawthorpe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Clawthorpe within Cumbria
Location of Clawthorpe within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Clawthorpe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Clawthorpe is LA6 1NU.

Where is Clawthorpe in LA6?

Clawthorpe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Clawthorpe within LA6
Location of Clawthorpe within LA6

What is the post town for Clawthorpe?

The post town for Clawthorpe is Carnforth. Clawthorpe is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Clawthorpe?

The centre of Clawthorpe is located at position 54.19138° latitude and -2.71943° longitude.

Latitude54.19138°
Longitude-2.71943°

What is the easting and northing of Clawthorpe?

The centre of Clawthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 353155 and northing 477529 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353155
Northing477529

What are the nearest towns to Clawthorpe?

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

north-east
5m
Clawthorpe is 5 miles north-east of Carnforth
west
5m
Clawthorpe is 5 miles west of Kirkby Lonsdale
east
8m
Clawthorpe is 8 miles east of Grange-over-Sands
south
10m
Clawthorpe is 10 miles south of Kendal
north-west
10m
Clawthorpe is 10 miles north-west of High Bentham
north-east
10m
Clawthorpe is 10 miles north-east of Morecambe
south-west
12m
Clawthorpe is 12 miles south-west of Sedbergh
north-east
12m
Clawthorpe is 12 miles north-east of Heysham
south-east
14m
Clawthorpe is 14 miles south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
south-east
15m
Clawthorpe is 15 miles south-east of Windermere

What are the nearest cities to Clawthorpe?

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

north
10m
Clawthorpe is 10 miles north of Lancaster
north
30m
Clawthorpe is 30 miles north of Preston
north-west
48m
Clawthorpe is 48 miles north-west of Bradford
west
49m
Clawthorpe is 49 miles west of Ripon
south
49m
Clawthorpe is 49 miles south of Carlisle
north
52m
Clawthorpe is 52 miles north of Salford
north
53m
Clawthorpe is 53 miles north of Manchester
north-west
55m
Clawthorpe is 55 miles north-west of Leeds
north
55m
Clawthorpe is 55 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
61m
Clawthorpe is 61 miles north-west of Wakefield