Aughton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles south-east of the town of Carnforth, 24 miles north of the major city of Preston, 130 miles south of Edinburgh, 182 miles north of Cardiff, and 208 miles north-west of London. Aughton lies four miles south of the Cumbria border. Aughton falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Aughton is Lancaster.
Aughton 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 |
Aughton 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 Aughton is LA2 8LT.
Aughton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA2 postcode district.
The post town for Aughton is Lancaster. Aughton is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.
The centre of Aughton is located at position 54.10183° latitude and -2.69156° longitude.
Latitude | 54.10183° |
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Longitude | -2.69156° |
The centre of Aughton is located at the grid reference easting 354876 and northing 467548 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 354876 |
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Northing | 467548 |
Position of Aughton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Aughton to the centre of the town.
Position of Aughton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Aughton to the centre of the city.