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 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 |
Lathom is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lathom is L40 5UN.
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.
The post town for Lathom is Ormskirk. Lathom is in the L40 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ormskirk.
The centre of Lathom is located at position 53.5768° latitude and -2.82624° longitude.
Latitude | 53.5768° |
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Longitude | -2.82624° |
The centre of Lathom is located at the grid reference easting 345389 and northing 409229 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 345389 |
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Northing | 409229 |
Position of Lathom relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lathom to the centre of the town.
Position of Lathom relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lathom to the centre of the city.