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Where is Dalton?

Dalton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles west of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, 29 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 124 miles south of Edinburgh, 188 miles north of Cardiff, and 213 miles north-west of London. Dalton lies roughly one mile north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Dalton falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Dalton is Carnforth.

Dalton on a map

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

Which county is Dalton in?

Dalton 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 Dalton in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Dalton within Cumbria
Location of Dalton within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Dalton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dalton is LA6 1NN.

Where is Dalton in LA6?

Dalton 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 Dalton within LA6
Location of Dalton within LA6

What is the post town for Dalton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Dalton?

The centre of Dalton is located at position 54.18355° latitude and -2.70005° longitude.

Latitude54.18355°
Longitude-2.70005°

What is the easting and northing of Dalton?

The centre of Dalton is located at the grid reference easting 354411 and northing 476646 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting354411
Northing476646

What are the nearest towns to Dalton?

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

west
4m
Dalton is 4 miles west of Kirkby Lonsdale
north-east
5m
Dalton is 5 miles north-east of Carnforth
east
9m
Dalton is 9 miles east of Grange-over-Sands
north-west
9m
Dalton is 9 miles north-west of High Bentham
north-east
10m
Dalton is 10 miles north-east of Morecambe
south
10m
Dalton is 10 miles south of Kendal
south-west
12m
Dalton is 12 miles south-west of Sedbergh
north-east
12m
Dalton is 12 miles north-east of Heysham
south-east
15m
Dalton is 15 miles south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
south-east
16m
Dalton is 16 miles south-east of Windermere

What are the nearest cities to Dalton?

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

north-east
10m
Dalton is 10 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
29m
Dalton is 29 miles north of Preston
north-west
47m
Dalton is 47 miles north-west of Bradford
west
48m
Dalton is 48 miles west of Ripon
south
50m
Dalton is 50 miles south of Carlisle
north
51m
Dalton is 51 miles north of Salford
north
52m
Dalton is 52 miles north of Manchester
north-west
54m
Dalton is 54 miles north-west of Leeds
north
55m
Dalton is 55 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
60m
Dalton is 60 miles north-west of Wakefield