Killington is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles south-west of the town of Sedbergh, 37 miles north of the major city of Preston, 117 miles south of Edinburgh, 196 miles north of Cardiff, and 218 miles north-west of London. Killington lies six miles north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Killington falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Killington is Carnforth.
Killington 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 |
Killington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Killington is LA6 2HA.
Killington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district.
The post town for Killington is Carnforth. Killington is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Killington is located at position 54.29461° latitude and -2.59606° longitude.
Latitude | 54.29461° |
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Longitude | -2.59606° |
The centre of Killington is located at the grid reference easting 361302 and northing 488940 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 361302 |
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Northing | 488940 |
Position of Killington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Killington to the centre of the town.
Position of Killington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Killington to the centre of the city.