Blackpool is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south-west of the town of Poulton-le-Fylde, 148 miles south of Edinburgh, 162 miles north of Cardiff, and 201 miles north-west of London. Blackpool falls within the unitary authority of Blackpool. It is in the FY1 postcode district. The post town for Blackpool is Blackpool.
Blackpool is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Blackpool.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Blackpool |
Blackpool is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackpool is FY1 2AA.
Blackpool is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the FY1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the FY1 postcode district.
The post town for Blackpool is Blackpool. Blackpool is in the FY1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blackpool.
The centre of Blackpool is located at position 53.82086° latitude and -3.05154° longitude.
Latitude | 53.82086° |
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Longitude | -3.05154° |
The centre of Blackpool is located at the grid reference easting 330873 and northing 436578 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 330873 |
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Northing | 436578 |
Position of Blackpool relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackpool to the centre of the town.
Position of Blackpool relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackpool to the centre of the city.