Matshead is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south-east of the town of Garstang, seven miles north of the major city of Preston, 146 miles south of Edinburgh, 166 miles north of Cardiff, and 195 miles north-west of London. Matshead falls within the district council of Wyre, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR3 postcode district. The post town for Matshead is Preston.
Matshead 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 |
Matshead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Matshead is PR3 0GQ.
Matshead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR3 postcode district.
The post town for Matshead is Preston. Matshead is in the PR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.
The centre of Matshead is located at position 53.86275° latitude and -2.72693° longitude.
Latitude | 53.86275° |
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Longitude | -2.72693° |
The centre of Matshead is located at the grid reference easting 352290 and northing 440970 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 352290 |
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Northing | 440970 |
Position of Matshead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Matshead to the centre of the town.
Position of Matshead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Matshead to the centre of the city.