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Where is Gleaston?

Gleaston is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles south-east of the town of Dalton-in-Furness, 22 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 126 miles south of Edinburgh, 183 miles north of Cardiff, and 220 miles north-west of London. Gleaston was historically in the county of Lancashire. Gleaston falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA12 postcode district. The post town for Gleaston is Ulverston.

Gleaston on a map

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

Which county is Gleaston in?

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

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Gleaston in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Gleaston within Cumbria
Location of Gleaston within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Gleaston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gleaston is LA12 0QA.

Where is Gleaston in LA12?

Gleaston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gleaston within LA12
Location of Gleaston within LA12

What is the post town for Gleaston?

The post town for Gleaston is Ulverston. Gleaston is in the LA12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ulverston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gleaston?

The centre of Gleaston is located at position 54.12779° latitude and -3.13812° longitude.

Latitude54.12779°
Longitude-3.13812°

What is the easting and northing of Gleaston?

The centre of Gleaston is located at the grid reference easting 325723 and northing 470814 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting325723
Northing470814

What are the nearest towns to Gleaston?

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

south-east
3m
Gleaston is 3 miles south-east of Dalton-in-Furness
east
4m
Gleaston is 4 miles east of Barrow-in-Furness
south
5m
Gleaston is 5 miles south of Ulverston
south-east
8m
Gleaston is 8 miles south-east of Millom
south-west
10m
Gleaston is 10 miles south-west of Grange-over-Sands
south
11m
Gleaston is 11 miles south of Broughton in Furness
north-west
11m
Gleaston is 11 miles north-west of Heysham
west
12m
Gleaston is 12 miles west of Morecambe
west
15m
Gleaston is 15 miles west of Carnforth
north
15m
Gleaston is 15 miles north of Fleetwood

What are the nearest cities to Gleaston?

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

west
15m
Gleaston is 15 miles west of Lancaster
north-west
31m
Gleaston is 31 miles north-west of Preston
north
50m
Gleaston is 50 miles north of Liverpool
south
54m
Gleaston is 54 miles south of Carlisle
north-west
57m
Gleaston is 57 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
58m
Gleaston is 58 miles north-west of Manchester
north-west
61m
Gleaston is 61 miles north-west of Bradford
north
61m
Gleaston is 61 miles north of St Asaph
west
66m
Gleaston is 66 miles west of Ripon
north
66m
Gleaston is 66 miles north of Chester