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Where is Overton?

Overton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south-east of the town of Heysham, 16 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 135 miles south of Edinburgh, 176 miles north of Cardiff, and 207 miles north-west of London. Overton lies four miles south of the Cumbria border. Overton falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA3 postcode district. The post town for Overton is Morecambe.

Overton on a map

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

Which county is Overton in?

Overton 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 Overton in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Overton within Lancashire
Location of Overton within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Overton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Overton is LA3 3HD.

Where is Overton in LA3?

Overton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Overton within LA3
Location of Overton within LA3

What is the post town for Overton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Overton?

The centre of Overton is located at position 54.01533° latitude and -2.86066° longitude.

Latitude54.01533°
Longitude-2.86066°

What is the easting and northing of Overton?

The centre of Overton is located at the grid reference easting 343702 and northing 458045 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting343702
Northing458045

What are the nearest towns to Overton?

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

south-east
3m
Overton is 3 miles south-east of Heysham
south
4m
Overton is 4 miles south of Morecambe
north-west
9m
Overton is 9 miles north-west of Garstang
south-west
9m
Overton is 9 miles south-west of Carnforth
north-east
10m
Overton is 10 miles north-east of Fleetwood
north-east
12m
Overton is 12 miles north-east of Thornton
north-east
12m
Overton is 12 miles north-east of Cleveleys
south
12m
Overton is 12 miles south of Grange-over-Sands
north-east
13m
Overton is 13 miles north-east of Poulton-le-Fylde
north-east
16m
Overton is 16 miles north-east of Blackpool

What are the nearest cities to Overton?

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

south-west
3m
Overton is 3 miles south-west of Lancaster
north
19m
Overton is 19 miles north of Preston
north
42m
Overton is 42 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
44m
Overton is 44 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
45m
Overton is 45 miles north-west of Manchester
west
48m
Overton is 48 miles west of Bradford
west
55m
Overton is 55 miles west of Ripon
west
56m
Overton is 56 miles west of Leeds
north
57m
Overton is 57 miles north of Chester
north-east
58m
Overton is 58 miles north-east of St Asaph

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