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  1. Clifton

Where is Clifton?

Clifton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles east of the town of Freckleton, five miles west of the major city of Preston, 152 miles south of Edinburgh, 159 miles north of Cardiff, and 192 miles north-west of London. Clifton lies seven miles north of the Merseyside border. Clifton falls within the district council of Fylde, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR4 postcode district. The post town for Clifton is Preston.

Clifton on a map

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

Which county is Clifton in?

Clifton 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 Clifton in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Clifton within Lancashire
Location of Clifton within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Clifton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Clifton is PR4 0YF.

Where is Clifton in PR4?

Clifton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Clifton within PR4
Location of Clifton within PR4

What is the post town for Clifton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at position 53.76661° latitude and -2.81393° longitude.

Latitude53.76661°
Longitude-2.81393°

What is the easting and northing of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at the grid reference easting 346446 and northing 430336 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting346446
Northing430336

What are the nearest towns to Clifton?

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

east
2m
Clifton is 2 miles east of Freckleton
south-east
3m
Clifton is 3 miles south-east of Kirkham
west
4m
Clifton is 4 miles west of Fulwood
west
7m
Clifton is 7 miles west of Bamber Bridge
north-west
7m
Clifton is 7 miles north-west of Leyland
east
9m
Clifton is 9 miles east of Lytham St Anne's
south-east
9m
Clifton is 9 miles south-east of Poulton-le-Fylde
south
10m
Clifton is 10 miles south of Garstang
south-west
10m
Clifton is 10 miles south-west of Longridge
east
10m
Clifton is 10 miles east of Blackpool

What are the nearest cities to Clifton?

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

west
5m
Clifton is 5 miles west of Preston
south
20m
Clifton is 20 miles south of Lancaster
north
26m
Clifton is 26 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
29m
Clifton is 29 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
31m
Clifton is 31 miles north-west of Manchester
north
40m
Clifton is 40 miles north of Chester
west
43m
Clifton is 43 miles west of Bradford
north-east
44m
Clifton is 44 miles north-east of St Asaph
north
50m
Clifton is 50 miles north of Wrexham
west
52m
Clifton is 52 miles west of Leeds

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