Heysham is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles south-west of the town of Morecambe, 17 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 132 miles south of Edinburgh, 178 miles north of Cardiff, and 210 miles north-west of London. Heysham lies two miles south of the Cumbria border. Heysham falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA3 postcode district. The post town for Heysham is Morecambe.
Heysham is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Heysham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Heysham is LA3 2NZ.
Heysham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA3 postcode district.
The post town for Heysham is Morecambe. Heysham is in the LA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morecambe.
The centre of Heysham is located at position 54.04813° latitude and -2.89223° longitude.
Latitude | 54.04813° |
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Longitude | -2.89223° |
The centre of Heysham is located at the grid reference easting 341679 and northing 461720 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 341679 |
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Northing | 461720 |
Position of Heysham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Heysham to the centre of the town.
Position of Heysham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Heysham to the centre of the city.