Galgate is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles south of the city of Lancaster, 16 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 137 miles south of Edinburgh, 174 miles north of Cardiff, and 204 miles north-west of London. Galgate lies eight miles south of the Cumbria border. Galgate falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Galgate is Lancaster.
Galgate 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 |
Galgate is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Galgate is LA2 0LL.
Galgate is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district.
The post town for Galgate is Lancaster. Galgate is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.
The centre of Galgate is located at position 53.99173° latitude and -2.78902° longitude.
Latitude | 53.99173° |
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Longitude | -2.78902° |
The centre of Galgate is located at the grid reference easting 348366 and northing 455365 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 348366 |
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Northing | 455365 |
Position of Galgate relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Galgate to the centre of the town.
Position of Galgate relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Galgate to the centre of the city.