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Where is Hincaster?

Hincaster is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles south of the town of Kendal, 32 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 119 miles south of Edinburgh, 193 miles north of Cardiff, and 219 miles north-west of London. Hincaster lies four miles north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Hincaster falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA7 postcode district. The post town for Hincaster is Milnthorpe.

Hincaster on a map

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

Which county is Hincaster in?

Hincaster is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Hincaster in Cumbria?

Hincaster is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Hincaster within Cumbria
Location of Hincaster within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Hincaster?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hincaster is LA7 7ND.

Where is Hincaster in LA7?

Hincaster is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hincaster within LA7
Location of Hincaster within LA7

What is the post town for Hincaster?

The post town for Hincaster is Milnthorpe. Hincaster is in the LA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Milnthorpe.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hincaster?

The centre of Hincaster is located at position 54.25593° latitude and -2.75494° longitude.

Latitude54.25593°
Longitude-2.75494°

What is the easting and northing of Hincaster?

The centre of Hincaster is located at the grid reference easting 350915 and northing 484736 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting350915
Northing484736

What are the nearest towns to Hincaster?

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

south
5m
Hincaster is 5 miles south of Kendal
north-west
7m
Hincaster is 7 miles north-west of Kirkby Lonsdale
north-east
8m
Hincaster is 8 miles north-east of Grange-over-Sands
north
9m
Hincaster is 9 miles north of Carnforth
south-east
10m
Hincaster is 10 miles south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
south-west
10m
Hincaster is 10 miles south-west of Sedbergh
south-east
11m
Hincaster is 11 miles south-east of Windermere
north
13m
Hincaster is 13 miles north of Morecambe
north-west
14m
Hincaster is 14 miles north-west of High Bentham
east
14m
Hincaster is 14 miles east of Ulverston

What are the nearest cities to Hincaster?

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

north
14m
Hincaster is 14 miles north of Lancaster
north
34m
Hincaster is 34 miles north of Preston
south
45m
Hincaster is 45 miles south of Carlisle
west
51m
Hincaster is 51 miles west of Ripon
north-west
52m
Hincaster is 52 miles north-west of Bradford
north
57m
Hincaster is 57 miles north of Salford
north
58m
Hincaster is 58 miles north of Manchester
north-west
58m
Hincaster is 58 miles north-west of Leeds
north
59m
Hincaster is 59 miles north of Liverpool
south-west
59m
Hincaster is 59 miles south-west of Durham