Caton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles north-east of the city of Lancaster, 22 miles north of the major city of Preston, 131 miles south of Edinburgh, 180 miles north of Cardiff, and 208 miles north-west of London. Caton lies six miles south of the Cumbria border. Caton falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Caton is Lancaster.
Caton 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 |
Caton 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 Caton is LA2 9QL.
Caton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district.
The post town for Caton is Lancaster. Caton is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.
The centre of Caton is located at position 54.0761° latitude and -2.7181° longitude.
Latitude | 54.0761° |
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Longitude | -2.7181° |
The centre of Caton is located at the grid reference easting 353112 and northing 464702 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 353112 |
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Northing | 464702 |
Position of Caton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Caton to the centre of the town.
Position of Caton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Caton to the centre of the city.