Kirkby Lonsdale is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, seven miles north-west of the town of High Bentham, 31 miles north of the major city of Preston, 123 miles south of Edinburgh, 190 miles north of Cardiff, and 212 miles north-west of London. Kirkby Lonsdale lies just north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Kirkby Lonsdale falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Kirkby Lonsdale is Carnforth.
Kirkby Lonsdale 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 |
Kirkby Lonsdale is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkby Lonsdale is LA6 2JX.
Kirkby Lonsdale 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 Kirkby Lonsdale is Carnforth. Kirkby Lonsdale is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Kirkby Lonsdale is located at position 54.20198° latitude and -2.59703° longitude.
Latitude | 54.20198° |
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Longitude | -2.59703° |
The centre of Kirkby Lonsdale is located at the grid reference easting 361152 and northing 478635 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 361152 |
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Northing | 478635 |
Position of Kirkby Lonsdale relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkby Lonsdale to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirkby Lonsdale relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkby Lonsdale to the centre of the city.