Claughton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south-east of the town of Garstang, eight miles north of the major city of Preston, 145 miles south of Edinburgh, 167 miles north of Cardiff, and 196 miles north-west of London. Claughton falls within the district council of Wyre, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR3 postcode district. The post town for Claughton is Preston.
Claughton 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 |
Claughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Claughton is PR3 0PN.
Claughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR3 postcode district.
The post town for Claughton is Preston. Claughton is in the PR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.
The centre of Claughton is located at position 53.87399° latitude and -2.71581° longitude.
Latitude | 53.87399° |
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Longitude | -2.71581° |
The centre of Claughton is located at the grid reference easting 353034 and northing 442213 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 353034 |
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Northing | 442213 |
Position of Claughton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Claughton to the centre of the town.
Position of Claughton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Claughton to the centre of the city.