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Where is Slack?

Slack is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles south-east of the town of Sedbergh, 34 miles north of the major town of Burnley, 120 miles south of Edinburgh, 195 miles north of Cardiff, and 213 miles north-west of London. Slack lies two miles north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Slack falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA10 postcode district. The post town for Slack is Sedbergh.

Slack on a map

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

Which county is Slack in?

Slack is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Slack in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Slack within Cumbria
Location of Slack within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Slack?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Slack is LA10 5QU.

Where is Slack in LA10?

Slack is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Slack within LA10
Location of Slack within LA10

What is the post town for Slack?

The post town for Slack is Sedbergh. Slack is in the LA10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sedbergh.

What is the latitude and longitude of Slack?

The centre of Slack is located at position 54.26763° latitude and -2.4354° longitude.

Latitude54.26763°
Longitude-2.4354°

What is the easting and northing of Slack?

The centre of Slack is located at the grid reference easting 371740 and northing 485863 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting371740
Northing485863

What are the nearest towns to Slack?

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

south-east
5m
Slack is 5 miles south-east of Sedbergh
north-east
8m
Slack is 8 miles north-east of Kirkby Lonsdale
north
11m
Slack is 11 miles north of High Bentham
east
13m
Slack is 13 miles east of Kendal
south
15m
Slack is 15 miles south of Kirkby Stephen
north-west
15m
Slack is 15 miles north-west of Settle
north-east
17m
Slack is 17 miles north-east of Carnforth
east
20m
Slack is 20 miles east of Grange-over-Sands
south-east
21m
Slack is 21 miles south-east of Windermere
east
21m
Slack is 21 miles east of Bowness-on-Windermere

What are the nearest cities to Slack?

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

north-east
21m
Slack is 21 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
37m
Slack is 37 miles north of Preston
west
38m
Slack is 38 miles west of Ripon
north-west
43m
Slack is 43 miles north-west of Bradford
south-east
48m
Slack is 48 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-west
48m
Slack is 48 miles north-west of Leeds
south-west
49m
Slack is 49 miles south-west of Durham
north
55m
Slack is 55 miles north of Salford
north
55m
Slack is 55 miles north of Manchester
north-west
56m
Slack is 56 miles north-west of Wakefield