Downham is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles north-east of the town of Clitheroe, eight miles north-west of the major town of Burnley, 146 miles south of Edinburgh, 171 miles north of Cardiff, and 188 miles north-west of London. Downham lies six miles south-west of the North Yorkshire border. Downham falls within the district council of Ribble Valley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB7 postcode district. The post town for Downham is Clitheroe.
Downham 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 |
Downham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Downham is BB7 4BN.
Downham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BB7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BB7 postcode district.
The post town for Downham is Clitheroe. Downham is in the BB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Clitheroe.
The centre of Downham is located at position 53.89371° latitude and -2.32852° longitude.
Latitude | 53.89371° |
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Longitude | -2.32852° |
The centre of Downham is located at the grid reference easting 378508 and northing 444220 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 378508 |
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Northing | 444220 |
Position of Downham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Downham to the centre of the town.
Position of Downham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Downham to the centre of the city.