Kirkham is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north of the town of Freckleton, seven miles west of the major city of Preston, 151 miles south of Edinburgh, 160 miles north of Cardiff, and 194 miles north-west of London. Kirkham lies seven miles north of the Merseyside border. Kirkham falls within the district council of Fylde, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR4 postcode district. The post town for Kirkham is Preston.
Kirkham is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Kirkham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkham is PR4 2SD.
Kirkham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR4 postcode district.
The post town for Kirkham is Preston. Kirkham is in the PR4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.
The centre of Kirkham is located at position 53.78246° latitude and -2.8713° longitude.
Latitude | 53.78246° |
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Longitude | -2.8713° |
The centre of Kirkham is located at the grid reference easting 342686 and northing 432145 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 342686 |
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Northing | 432145 |
Position of Kirkham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkham to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirkham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkham to the centre of the city.