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Where is Nook?

Nook is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles north-west of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, 32 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 121 miles south of Edinburgh, 191 miles north of Cardiff, and 216 miles north-west of London. Nook lies three miles north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Nook falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Nook is Carnforth.

Nook on a map

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

Which county is Nook in?

Nook 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 Nook in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Nook within Cumbria
Location of Nook within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Nook?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Nook is LA6 1PQ.

Where is Nook in LA6?

Nook is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Nook within LA6
Location of Nook within LA6

What is the post town for Nook?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Nook?

The centre of Nook is located at position 54.23324° latitude and -2.69481° longitude.

Latitude54.23324°
Longitude-2.69481°

What is the easting and northing of Nook?

The centre of Nook is located at the grid reference easting 354807 and northing 482172 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting354807
Northing482172

What are the nearest towns to Nook?

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

north-west
5m
Nook is 5 miles north-west of Kirkby Lonsdale
south
7m
Nook is 7 miles south of Kendal
north-east
8m
Nook is 8 miles north-east of Carnforth
south-west
9m
Nook is 9 miles south-west of Sedbergh
east
9m
Nook is 9 miles east of Grange-over-Sands
north-west
11m
Nook is 11 miles north-west of High Bentham
south-east
13m
Nook is 13 miles south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
north-east
13m
Nook is 13 miles north-east of Morecambe
south-east
13m
Nook is 13 miles south-east of Windermere
north-east
15m
Nook is 15 miles north-east of Heysham

What are the nearest cities to Nook?

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

north
13m
Nook is 13 miles north of Lancaster
north
33m
Nook is 33 miles north of Preston
south
47m
Nook is 47 miles south of Carlisle
west
48m
Nook is 48 miles west of Ripon
north-west
49m
Nook is 49 miles north-west of Bradford
north
55m
Nook is 55 miles north of Salford
north
55m
Nook is 55 miles north of Manchester
north-west
55m
Nook is 55 miles north-west of Leeds
north
58m
Nook is 58 miles north of Liverpool
south-west
58m
Nook is 58 miles south-west of Durham