Overtown is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles south-east of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, 30 miles north of the major city of Preston, 125 miles south of Edinburgh, 188 miles north of Cardiff, and 211 miles north-west of London. Overtown lies roughly one mile south-east of the Cumbria border. Overtown falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Overtown is Carnforth.
Overtown 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 |
Overtown 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 Overtown is LA6 2HT.
Overtown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district.
The post town for Overtown is Carnforth. Overtown is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Overtown is located at position 54.1807° latitude and -2.56949° longitude.
Latitude | 54.1807° |
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Longitude | -2.56949° |
The centre of Overtown is located at the grid reference easting 362929 and northing 476252 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362929 |
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Northing | 476252 |
Position of Overtown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Overtown to the centre of the town.
Position of Overtown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Overtown to the centre of the city.