Melling is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles west of the town of High Bentham, 26 miles north of the major city of Preston, 128 miles south of Edinburgh, 185 miles north of Cardiff, and 209 miles north-west of London. Melling lies two miles west of the North Yorkshire border. Melling falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Melling is Carnforth.
Melling 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 |
Melling is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Melling is LA6 2RR.
Melling is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district.
The post town for Melling is Carnforth. Melling is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Melling is located at position 54.13518° latitude and -2.61522° longitude.
Latitude | 54.13518° |
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Longitude | -2.61522° |
The centre of Melling is located at the grid reference easting 359900 and northing 471212 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 359900 |
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Northing | 471212 |
Position of Melling relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Melling to the centre of the town.
Position of Melling relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Melling to the centre of the city.