Casterton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, one mile north-east of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, 32 miles north of the major city of Preston, 123 miles south of Edinburgh, 190 miles north of Cardiff, and 213 miles north-west of London. Casterton lies roughly one mile north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Casterton falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Casterton is Carnforth.
Casterton is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Westmorland |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Casterton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Casterton is LA6 2SB.
Casterton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district.
The post town for Casterton is Carnforth. Casterton is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Casterton is located at position 54.21121° latitude and -2.57765° longitude.
Latitude | 54.21121° |
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Longitude | -2.57765° |
The centre of Casterton is located at the grid reference easting 362424 and northing 479651 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362424 |
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Northing | 479651 |
Position of Casterton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Casterton to the centre of the town.
Position of Casterton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Casterton to the centre of the city.