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Where is Downham?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Downham as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Downham
Map showing location of Downham within the UK
Location of Downham within the UK

Which county is Downham in?

Downham is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Downham in Lancashire?

Downham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Downham within Lancashire
Location of Downham within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Downham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Downham is BB7 4BN.

Where is Downham in BB7?

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.

Map showing location of Downham within BB7
Location of Downham within BB7

What is the post town for Downham?

The post town for Downham is Clitheroe. Downham is in the BB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Clitheroe.

What is the latitude and longitude of Downham?

The centre of Downham is located at position 53.89371° latitude and -2.32852° longitude.

Latitude53.89371°
Longitude-2.32852°

What is the easting and northing of Downham?

The centre of Downham is located at the grid reference easting 378508 and northing 444220 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting378508
Northing444220

What are the nearest towns to Downham?

Position of Downham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Downham to the centre of the town.

north-east
3m
Downham is 3 miles north-east of Clitheroe
north-west
5m
Downham is 5 miles north-west of Barrowford
west
6m
Downham is 6 miles west of Barnoldswick
north-west
6m
Downham is 6 miles north-west of Nelson
north-west
6m
Downham is 6 miles north-west of Brierfield
north
6m
Downham is 6 miles north of Padiham
west
7m
Downham is 7 miles west of Colne
west
8m
Downham is 8 miles west of Earby
north-west
8m
Downham is 8 miles north-west of Burnley
north-east
8m
Downham is 8 miles north-east of Great Harwood

What are the nearest cities to Downham?

Position of Downham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Downham to the centre of the city.

north-east
18m
Downham is 18 miles north-east of Preston
south-east
22m
Downham is 22 miles south-east of Lancaster
west
25m
Downham is 25 miles west of Bradford
north
29m
Downham is 29 miles north of Salford
north
29m
Downham is 29 miles north of Manchester
west
32m
Downham is 32 miles west of Leeds
south-west
37m
Downham is 37 miles south-west of Ripon
north-west
37m
Downham is 37 miles north-west of Wakefield
north-east
43m
Downham is 43 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
50m
Downham is 50 miles north-west of Sheffield