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Where is Aughton?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Aughton in?

Aughton 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 Aughton in Lancashire?

Aughton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Aughton within Lancashire
Location of Aughton within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Aughton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Aughton is LA2 8LT.

Where is Aughton in LA2?

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.

Map showing location of Aughton within LA2
Location of Aughton within LA2

What is the post town for Aughton?

The post town for Aughton is Lancaster. Aughton is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Aughton?

The centre of Aughton is located at position 54.10183° latitude and -2.69156° longitude.

Latitude54.10183°
Longitude-2.69156°

What is the easting and northing of Aughton?

The centre of Aughton is located at the grid reference easting 354876 and northing 467548 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting354876
Northing467548

What are the nearest towns to Aughton?

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

south-east
4m
Aughton is 4 miles south-east of Carnforth
east
7m
Aughton is 7 miles east of Morecambe
west
7m
Aughton is 7 miles west of High Bentham
south-west
8m
Aughton is 8 miles south-west of Kirkby Lonsdale
north-east
9m
Aughton is 9 miles north-east of Heysham
south-east
11m
Aughton is 11 miles south-east of Grange-over-Sands
north
14m
Aughton is 14 miles north of Garstang
south
16m
Aughton is 16 miles south of Kendal
south-west
17m
Aughton is 17 miles south-west of Sedbergh
west
17m
Aughton is 17 miles west of Settle

What are the nearest cities to Aughton?

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

north-east
6m
Aughton is 6 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
24m
Aughton is 24 miles north of Preston
north-west
44m
Aughton is 44 miles north-west of Bradford
north
46m
Aughton is 46 miles north of Salford
north-west
47m
Aughton is 47 miles north-west of Manchester
west
48m
Aughton is 48 miles west of Ripon
north
49m
Aughton is 49 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
51m
Aughton is 51 miles north-west of Leeds
south
56m
Aughton is 56 miles south of Carlisle
north-west
57m
Aughton is 57 miles north-west of Wakefield