Halton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north-east of the city of Lancaster, 21 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 131 miles south of Edinburgh, 180 miles north of Cardiff, and 209 miles north-west of London. Halton lies five miles south of the Cumbria border. Halton falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Halton is Lancaster.
Halton 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 |
Halton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Halton is LA2 6LT.
Halton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district.
The post town for Halton is Lancaster. Halton is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.
The centre of Halton is located at position 54.07683° latitude and -2.76451° longitude.
Latitude | 54.07683° |
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Longitude | -2.76451° |
The centre of Halton is located at the grid reference easting 350076 and northing 464816 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 350076 |
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Northing | 464816 |
Position of Halton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Halton to the centre of the town.
Position of Halton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Halton to the centre of the city.