Great Altcar is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles east of the town of Formby, seven miles south of the major town of Southport, 143 miles north of Cardiff, 166 miles south of Edinburgh, and 186 miles north-west of London. Great Altcar lies just north of the Merseyside border. Great Altcar falls within the district council of West Lancashire, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the L37 postcode district. The post town for Great Altcar is Liverpool.
Great Altcar 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 |
Great Altcar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Great Altcar is L37 5AH.
Great Altcar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the L37 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the L37 postcode district.
The post town for Great Altcar is Liverpool. Great Altcar is in the L37 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Liverpool.
The centre of Great Altcar is located at position 53.5496° latitude and -3.02102° longitude.
Latitude | 53.5496° |
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Longitude | -3.02102° |
The centre of Great Altcar is located at the grid reference easting 332449 and northing 406370 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 332449 |
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Northing | 406370 |
Position of Great Altcar relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Altcar to the centre of the town.
Position of Great Altcar relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Altcar to the centre of the city.