Scorton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north of the town of Garstang, 12 miles north of the major city of Preston, 141 miles south of Edinburgh, 170 miles north of Cardiff, and 200 miles north-west of London. Scorton falls within the district council of Wyre, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR3 postcode district. The post town for Scorton is Preston.
Scorton 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 |
Scorton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Scorton is PR3 1AU.
Scorton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR3 postcode district.
The post town for Scorton is Preston. Scorton is in the PR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.
The centre of Scorton is located at position 53.93288° latitude and -2.75992° longitude.
Latitude | 53.93288° |
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Longitude | -2.75992° |
The centre of Scorton is located at the grid reference easting 350204 and northing 448796 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 350204 |
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Northing | 448796 |
Position of Scorton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scorton to the centre of the town.
Position of Scorton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scorton to the centre of the city.