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  1. Long Preston

Where is Long Preston?

Long Preston is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles south of the town of Settle, 16 miles north of the major town of Burnley, 139 miles south of Edinburgh, 180 miles north of Cardiff, and 195 miles north-west of London. Long Preston lies three miles north-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Long Preston falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the BD23 postcode district. The post town for Long Preston is Skipton.

Long Preston on a map

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

Which county is Long Preston in?

Long Preston is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Long Preston in North Yorkshire?

Long Preston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Long Preston within North Yorkshire
Location of Long Preston within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Long Preston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Long Preston is BD23 4NE.

Where is Long Preston in BD23?

Long Preston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Long Preston within BD23
Location of Long Preston within BD23

What is the post town for Long Preston?

The post town for Long Preston is Skipton. Long Preston is in the BD23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Skipton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Long Preston?

The centre of Long Preston is located at position 54.01939° latitude and -2.25481° longitude.

Latitude54.01939°
Longitude-2.25481°

What is the easting and northing of Long Preston?

The centre of Long Preston is located at the grid reference easting 383402 and northing 458185 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting383402
Northing458185

What are the nearest towns to Long Preston?

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

south
3m
Long Preston is 3 miles south of Settle
north
8m
Long Preston is 8 miles north of Barnoldswick
north-west
9m
Long Preston is 9 miles north-west of Earby
north-west
10m
Long Preston is 10 miles north-west of Skipton
north-east
11m
Long Preston is 11 miles north-east of Clitheroe
north
12m
Long Preston is 12 miles north of Barrowford
north
12m
Long Preston is 12 miles north of Colne
south-east
12m
Long Preston is 12 miles south-east of High Bentham
north
13m
Long Preston is 13 miles north of Nelson
north
13m
Long Preston is 13 miles north of Trawden

What are the nearest cities to Long Preston?

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

east
22m
Long Preston is 22 miles east of Lancaster
north-east
25m
Long Preston is 25 miles north-east of Preston
north-west
26m
Long Preston is 26 miles north-west of Bradford
west
31m
Long Preston is 31 miles west of Ripon
north-west
32m
Long Preston is 32 miles north-west of Leeds
north
37m
Long Preston is 37 miles north of Salford
north
37m
Long Preston is 37 miles north of Manchester
north-west
39m
Long Preston is 39 miles north-west of Wakefield
west
48m
Long Preston is 48 miles west of York
north-east
52m
Long Preston is 52 miles north-east of Liverpool

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