Clawthorpe is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles north-east of the town of Carnforth, 29 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 123 miles south of Edinburgh, 188 miles north of Cardiff, and 214 miles north-west of London. Clawthorpe lies just north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Clawthorpe falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Clawthorpe is Carnforth.
Clawthorpe 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 |
Clawthorpe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Clawthorpe is LA6 1NU.
Clawthorpe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA6 postcode district.
The post town for Clawthorpe is Carnforth. Clawthorpe is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Clawthorpe is located at position 54.19138° latitude and -2.71943° longitude.
Latitude | 54.19138° |
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Longitude | -2.71943° |
The centre of Clawthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 353155 and northing 477529 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 353155 |
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Northing | 477529 |
Position of Clawthorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Clawthorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Clawthorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Clawthorpe to the centre of the city.