Swarthdale is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles east of the town of Carnforth, 25 miles north of the major city of Preston, 128 miles south of Edinburgh, 183 miles north of Cardiff, and 210 miles north-west of London. Swarthdale lies three miles south of the Cumbria border. Swarthdale falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Swarthdale is Carnforth.
Swarthdale is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Swarthdale is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Swarthdale is LA6 1DY.
Swarthdale is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA6 postcode district.
The post town for Swarthdale is Carnforth. Swarthdale is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Swarthdale is located at position 54.1157° latitude and -2.7109° longitude.
Latitude | 54.1157° |
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Longitude | -2.7109° |
The centre of Swarthdale is located at the grid reference easting 353627 and northing 469103 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 353627 |
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Northing | 469103 |
Position of Swarthdale relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Swarthdale to the centre of the town.
Position of Swarthdale relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Swarthdale to the centre of the city.