Clapham is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles east of the town of High Bentham, 24 miles north of the major town of Burnley, 131 miles south of Edinburgh, 185 miles north of Cardiff, and 203 miles north-west of London. Clapham lies four miles north-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Clapham falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Clapham is Lancaster.
Clapham is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Clapham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Clapham is LA2 8DP.
Clapham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district.
The post town for Clapham is Lancaster. Clapham is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.
The centre of Clapham is located at position 54.11738° latitude and -2.39223° longitude.
Latitude | 54.11738° |
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Longitude | -2.39223° |
The centre of Clapham is located at the grid reference easting 374459 and northing 469128 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 374459 |
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Northing | 469128 |
Position of Clapham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Clapham to the centre of the town.
Position of Clapham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Clapham to the centre of the city.