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Where is Kirkby Lonsdale?

Kirkby Lonsdale is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, seven miles north-west of the town of High Bentham, 31 miles north of the major city of Preston, 123 miles south of Edinburgh, 190 miles north of Cardiff, and 212 miles north-west of London. Kirkby Lonsdale lies just north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Kirkby Lonsdale falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Kirkby Lonsdale is Carnforth.

Kirkby Lonsdale on a map

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

Which county is Kirkby Lonsdale in?

Kirkby Lonsdale 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 Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria?

Kirkby Lonsdale is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Kirkby Lonsdale within Cumbria
Location of Kirkby Lonsdale within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Kirkby Lonsdale?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkby Lonsdale is LA6 2JX.

Where is Kirkby Lonsdale in LA6?

Kirkby Lonsdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kirkby Lonsdale within LA6
Location of Kirkby Lonsdale within LA6

What is the post town for Kirkby Lonsdale?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Kirkby Lonsdale?

The centre of Kirkby Lonsdale is located at position 54.20198° latitude and -2.59703° longitude.

Latitude54.20198°
Longitude-2.59703°

What is the easting and northing of Kirkby Lonsdale?

The centre of Kirkby Lonsdale is located at the grid reference easting 361152 and northing 478635 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting361152
Northing478635

What are the nearest towns to Kirkby Lonsdale?

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

north-west
7m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 7 miles north-west of High Bentham
north-east
9m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 9 miles north-east of Carnforth
south
9m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 9 miles south of Sedbergh
south-east
11m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 11 miles south-east of Kendal
east
13m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 13 miles east of Grange-over-Sands
north-east
14m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 14 miles north-east of Morecambe
north-west
16m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 16 miles north-west of Settle
north-east
16m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 16 miles north-east of Heysham
south-east
17m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 17 miles south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
south-east
18m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 18 miles south-east of Windermere

What are the nearest cities to Kirkby Lonsdale?

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

north-east
13m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 13 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
31m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 31 miles north of Preston
west
44m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 44 miles west of Ripon
north-west
45m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 45 miles north-west of Bradford
south
50m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 50 miles south of Carlisle
north-west
51m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 51 miles north-west of Leeds
north
51m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 51 miles north of Salford
north
52m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 52 miles north of Manchester
north
57m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 57 miles north of Liverpool
south-west
57m
Kirkby Lonsdale is 57 miles south-west of Durham

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