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 is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Westmorland |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Meathop is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Meathop is LA11 6RE.
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.
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.
The centre of Meathop is located at position 54.21886° latitude and -2.86426° longitude.
Latitude | 54.21886° |
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Longitude | -2.86426° |
The centre of Meathop is located at the grid reference easting 343742 and northing 480693 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 343742 |
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Northing | 480693 |
Position of Meathop relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Meathop to the centre of the town.
Position of Meathop relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Meathop to the centre of the city.