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Where is Overtown?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Overtown in?

Overtown is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Overtown in Lancashire?

Overtown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Overtown within Lancashire
Location of Overtown within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Overtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Overtown is LA6 2HT.

Where is Overtown in LA6?

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.

Map showing location of Overtown within LA6
Location of Overtown within LA6

What is the post town for Overtown?

The post town for Overtown is Carnforth. Overtown is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Overtown?

The centre of Overtown is located at position 54.1807° latitude and -2.56949° longitude.

Latitude54.1807°
Longitude-2.56949°

What is the easting and northing of Overtown?

The centre of Overtown is located at the grid reference easting 362929 and northing 476252 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting362929
Northing476252

What are the nearest towns to Overtown?

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

south-east
2m
Overtown is 2 miles south-east of Kirkby Lonsdale
north-west
5m
Overtown is 5 miles north-west of High Bentham
north-east
9m
Overtown is 9 miles north-east of Carnforth
south
10m
Overtown is 10 miles south of Sedbergh
south-east
13m
Overtown is 13 miles south-east of Kendal
east
14m
Overtown is 14 miles east of Grange-over-Sands
north-east
14m
Overtown is 14 miles north-east of Morecambe
north-west
14m
Overtown is 14 miles north-west of Settle
north-east
16m
Overtown is 16 miles north-east of Heysham
south-east
19m
Overtown is 19 miles south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere

What are the nearest cities to Overtown?

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

north-east
13m
Overtown is 13 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
30m
Overtown is 30 miles north of Preston
west
43m
Overtown is 43 miles west of Ripon
north-west
43m
Overtown is 43 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
49m
Overtown is 49 miles north-west of Leeds
north
50m
Overtown is 50 miles north of Salford
north
50m
Overtown is 50 miles north of Manchester
south
51m
Overtown is 51 miles south of Carlisle
north-west
56m
Overtown is 56 miles north-west of Wakefield
north
56m
Overtown is 56 miles north of Liverpool