Dalton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles west of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, 29 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 124 miles south of Edinburgh, 188 miles north of Cardiff, and 213 miles north-west of London. Dalton lies roughly one mile north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Dalton falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Dalton is Carnforth.
Dalton 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 |
Dalton 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 Dalton is LA6 1NN.
Dalton 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 Dalton is Carnforth. Dalton is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Dalton is located at position 54.18355° latitude and -2.70005° longitude.
Latitude | 54.18355° |
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Longitude | -2.70005° |
The centre of Dalton is located at the grid reference easting 354411 and northing 476646 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 354411 |
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Northing | 476646 |
Position of Dalton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dalton to the centre of the town.
Position of Dalton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dalton to the centre of the city.