Holker is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles west of the town of Grange-over-Sands, 26 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 122 miles south of Edinburgh, 188 miles north of Cardiff, and 220 miles north-west of London. Holker lies four miles north-west of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Holker falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA11 postcode district. The post town for Holker is Grange-over-Sands.
Holker is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Holker is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Holker is LA11 7PL.
Holker is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA11 postcode district.
The post town for Holker is Grange-over-Sands. Holker is in the LA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Grange-over-Sands.
The centre of Holker is located at position 54.19049° latitude and -2.98386° longitude.
Latitude | 54.19049° |
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Longitude | -2.98386° |
The centre of Holker is located at the grid reference easting 335900 and northing 477639 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 335900 |
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Northing | 477639 |
Position of Holker relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Holker to the centre of the town.
Position of Holker relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Holker to the centre of the city.