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Where is Meathop?

Meathop is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north-east of the town of Grange-over-Sands, 29 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 121 miles south of Edinburgh, 190 miles north of Cardiff, and 219 miles north-west of London. Meathop lies three miles north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Meathop falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA11 postcode district. The post town for Meathop is Grange-over-Sands.

Meathop on a map

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

Which county is Meathop in?

Meathop is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Meathop in Cumbria?

Meathop is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Meathop within Cumbria
Location of Meathop within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Meathop?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Meathop is LA11 6RE.

Where is Meathop in LA11?

Meathop is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Meathop within LA11
Location of Meathop within LA11

What is the post town for Meathop?

The post town for Meathop is Grange-over-Sands. Meathop is in the LA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Grange-over-Sands.

What is the latitude and longitude of Meathop?

The centre of Meathop is located at position 54.21886° latitude and -2.86426° longitude.

Latitude54.21886°
Longitude-2.86426°

What is the easting and northing of Meathop?

The centre of Meathop is located at the grid reference easting 343742 and northing 480693 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting343742
Northing480693

What are the nearest towns to Meathop?

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

north-east
3m
Meathop is 3 miles north-east of Grange-over-Sands
north-west
7m
Meathop is 7 miles north-west of Carnforth
south-west
9m
Meathop is 9 miles south-west of Kendal
east
9m
Meathop is 9 miles east of Ulverston
north
10m
Meathop is 10 miles north of Morecambe
south
10m
Meathop is 10 miles south of Bowness-on-Windermere
west
11m
Meathop is 11 miles west of Kirkby Lonsdale
south
11m
Meathop is 11 miles south of Windermere
north
12m
Meathop is 12 miles north of Heysham
east
14m
Meathop is 14 miles east of Dalton-in-Furness

What are the nearest cities to Meathop?

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

north
12m
Meathop is 12 miles north of Lancaster
north
32m
Meathop is 32 miles north of Preston
south
47m
Meathop is 47 miles south of Carlisle
north-west
54m
Meathop is 54 miles north-west of Bradford
west
55m
Meathop is 55 miles west of Ripon
north-west
56m
Meathop is 56 miles north-west of Salford
north
56m
Meathop is 56 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
57m
Meathop is 57 miles north-west of Manchester
north-west
61m
Meathop is 61 miles north-west of Leeds
south-west
64m
Meathop is 64 miles south-west of Durham