Heaton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles east of the town of Heysham, 17 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 133 miles south of Edinburgh, 177 miles north of Cardiff, and 208 miles north-west of London. Heaton lies three miles south of the Cumbria border. Heaton falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA3 postcode district. The post town for Heaton is Morecambe.
Heaton 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 |
Heaton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Heaton is LA3 3ET.
Heaton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA3 postcode district.
The post town for Heaton is Morecambe. Heaton is in the LA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morecambe.
The centre of Heaton is located at position 54.03933° latitude and -2.85069° longitude.
Latitude | 54.03933° |
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Longitude | -2.85069° |
The centre of Heaton is located at the grid reference easting 344387 and northing 460708 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 344387 |
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Northing | 460708 |
Position of Heaton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Heaton to the centre of the town.
Position of Heaton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Heaton to the centre of the city.