Morecambe is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north-east of the town of Heysham, 19 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 131 miles south of Edinburgh, 180 miles north of Cardiff, and 211 miles north-west of London. Morecambe lies two miles south of the Cumbria border. Morecambe falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA4 postcode district. The post town for Morecambe is Morecambe.
Morecambe 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 |
Morecambe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Morecambe is LA4 5HW.
Morecambe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA4 postcode district.
The post town for Morecambe is Morecambe. Morecambe is in the LA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morecambe.
The centre of Morecambe is located at position 54.07235° latitude and -2.86303° longitude.
Latitude | 54.07235° |
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Longitude | -2.86303° |
The centre of Morecambe is located at the grid reference easting 343624 and northing 464391 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 343624 |
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Northing | 464391 |
Position of Morecambe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Morecambe to the centre of the town.
Position of Morecambe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Morecambe to the centre of the city.