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Where is Lathom?

Lathom is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles east of the town of Ormskirk, eight miles west of the major town of Wigan, 146 miles north of Cardiff, 165 miles south of Edinburgh, and 182 miles north-west of London. Lathom lies four miles north-east of the Merseyside border. Lathom falls within the district council of West Lancashire, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the L40 postcode district. The post town for Lathom is Ormskirk.

Lathom on a map

Map showing extent of Lathom as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Lathom
Map showing location of Lathom within the UK
Location of Lathom within the UK

Which county is Lathom in?

Lathom is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Lathom in Lancashire?

Lathom is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Lathom within Lancashire
Location of Lathom within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Lathom?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lathom is L40 5UN.

Where is Lathom in L40?

Lathom is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the L40 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the L40 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lathom within L40
Location of Lathom within L40

What is the post town for Lathom?

The post town for Lathom is Ormskirk. Lathom is in the L40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ormskirk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lathom?

The centre of Lathom is located at position 53.5768° latitude and -2.82624° longitude.

Latitude53.5768°
Longitude-2.82624°

What is the easting and northing of Lathom?

The centre of Lathom is located at the grid reference easting 345389 and northing 409229 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting345389
Northing409229

What are the nearest towns to Lathom?

Position of Lathom relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lathom to the centre of the town.

east
2m
Lathom is 2 miles east of Ormskirk
north-west
3m
Lathom is 3 miles north-west of Skelmersdale
north
6m
Lathom is 6 miles north of Rainford
north-east
6m
Lathom is 6 miles north-east of Maghull
west
7m
Lathom is 7 miles west of Standish
north-east
7m
Lathom is 7 miles north-east of Kirkby
north-west
7m
Lathom is 7 miles north-west of Billinge
west
8m
Lathom is 8 miles west of Wigan
south-east
9m
Lathom is 9 miles south-east of Southport
north-west
9m
Lathom is 9 miles north-west of St Helens

What are the nearest cities to Lathom?

Position of Lathom relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lathom to the centre of the city.

north-east
13m
Lathom is 13 miles north-east of Liverpool
south-west
14m
Lathom is 14 miles south-west of Preston
west
23m
Lathom is 23 miles west of Salford
west
25m
Lathom is 25 miles west of Manchester
north
27m
Lathom is 27 miles north of Chester
south
33m
Lathom is 33 miles south of Lancaster
north-east
34m
Lathom is 34 miles north-east of St Asaph
north
37m
Lathom is 37 miles north of Wrexham
west
46m
Lathom is 46 miles west of Bradford
north-west
47m
Lathom is 47 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent