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Where is Heaton?

Heaton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles east of the town of Heysham, 17 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 133 miles south of Edinburgh, 177 miles north of Cardiff, and 208 miles north-west of London. Heaton lies three miles south of the Cumbria border. Heaton falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA3 postcode district. The post town for Heaton is Morecambe.

Heaton on a map

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

Which county is Heaton in?

Heaton 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 Heaton in Lancashire?

Heaton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Heaton within Lancashire
Location of Heaton within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Heaton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Heaton is LA3 3ET.

Where is Heaton in LA3?

Heaton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Heaton within LA3
Location of Heaton within LA3

What is the post town for Heaton?

The post town for Heaton is Morecambe. Heaton is in the LA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morecambe.

What is the latitude and longitude of Heaton?

The centre of Heaton is located at position 54.03933° latitude and -2.85069° longitude.

Latitude54.03933°
Longitude-2.85069°

What is the easting and northing of Heaton?

The centre of Heaton is located at the grid reference easting 344387 and northing 460708 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting344387
Northing460708

What are the nearest towns to Heaton?

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

east
2m
Heaton is 2 miles east of Heysham
south
2m
Heaton is 2 miles south of Morecambe
south-west
7m
Heaton is 7 miles south-west of Carnforth
north
10m
Heaton is 10 miles north of Garstang
south
11m
Heaton is 11 miles south of Grange-over-Sands
north-east
11m
Heaton is 11 miles north-east of Fleetwood
north-east
13m
Heaton is 13 miles north-east of Thornton
north-east
13m
Heaton is 13 miles north-east of Cleveleys
south-east
15m
Heaton is 15 miles south-east of Ulverston
north-east
15m
Heaton is 15 miles north-east of Poulton-le-Fylde

What are the nearest cities to Heaton?

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

west
2m
Heaton is 2 miles west of Lancaster
north
20m
Heaton is 20 miles north of Preston
north
44m
Heaton is 44 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
45m
Heaton is 45 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
46m
Heaton is 46 miles north-west of Manchester
west
48m
Heaton is 48 miles west of Bradford
west
54m
Heaton is 54 miles west of Ripon
west
56m
Heaton is 56 miles west of Leeds
north
59m
Heaton is 59 miles north of Chester
south
59m
Heaton is 59 miles south of Carlisle