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Where is Scorton?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Scorton in?

Scorton 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 Scorton in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Scorton within Lancashire
Location of Scorton within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Scorton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Scorton is PR3 1AU.

Where is Scorton in PR3?

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.

Map showing location of Scorton within PR3
Location of Scorton within PR3

What is the post town for Scorton?

The post town for Scorton is Preston. Scorton is in the PR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Scorton?

The centre of Scorton is located at position 53.93288° latitude and -2.75992° longitude.

Latitude53.93288°
Longitude-2.75992°

What is the easting and northing of Scorton?

The centre of Scorton is located at the grid reference easting 350204 and northing 448796 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting350204
Northing448796

What are the nearest towns to Scorton?

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

north
2m
Scorton is 2 miles north of Garstang
north-west
9m
Scorton is 9 miles north-west of Longridge
south-east
10m
Scorton is 10 miles south-east of Heysham
north
10m
Scorton is 10 miles north of Fulwood
south-east
11m
Scorton is 11 miles south-east of Morecambe
north-east
11m
Scorton is 11 miles north-east of Thornton
east
11m
Scorton is 11 miles east of Fleetwood
north-east
11m
Scorton is 11 miles north-east of Poulton-le-Fylde
north-east
11m
Scorton is 11 miles north-east of Kirkham
east
12m
Scorton is 12 miles east of Cleveleys

What are the nearest cities to Scorton?

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

south
8m
Scorton is 8 miles south of Lancaster
north
12m
Scorton is 12 miles north of Preston
north-west
37m
Scorton is 37 miles north-west of Salford
north
37m
Scorton is 37 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
38m
Scorton is 38 miles north-west of Manchester
west
42m
Scorton is 42 miles west of Bradford
west
50m
Scorton is 50 miles west of Leeds
north
52m
Scorton is 52 miles north of Chester
west
52m
Scorton is 52 miles west of Ripon
west
54m
Scorton is 54 miles west of Wakefield