Kearstwick is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, one mile north of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, 32 miles north of the major city of Preston, 122 miles south of Edinburgh, 191 miles north of Cardiff, and 213 miles north-west of London. Kearstwick lies roughly one mile north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Kearstwick falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Kearstwick is Carnforth.
Kearstwick is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Westmorland |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Kearstwick is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kearstwick is LA6 2EB.
Kearstwick is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district.
The post town for Kearstwick is Carnforth. Kearstwick is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Kearstwick is located at position 54.21448° latitude and -2.60594° longitude.
Latitude | 54.21448° |
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Longitude | -2.60594° |
The centre of Kearstwick is located at the grid reference easting 360582 and northing 480030 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 360582 |
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Northing | 480030 |
Position of Kearstwick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kearstwick to the centre of the town.
Position of Kearstwick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kearstwick to the centre of the city.