Scales is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles east of the town of Dalton-in-Furness, 22 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 125 miles south of Edinburgh, 184 miles north of Cardiff, and 220 miles north-west of London. Scales was historically in the county of Lancashire. Scales falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA12 postcode district. The post town for Scales is Ulverston.
Scales is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Scales 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 Scales is LA12 0PE.
Scales is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA12 postcode district.
The post town for Scales is Ulverston. Scales is in the LA12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ulverston.
The centre of Scales is located at position 54.14125° latitude and -3.11808° longitude.
Latitude | 54.14125° |
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Longitude | -3.11808° |
The centre of Scales is located at the grid reference easting 327056 and northing 472290 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 327056 |
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Northing | 472290 |
Position of Scales relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scales to the centre of the town.
Position of Scales relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scales to the centre of the city.