Slack Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles north of the town of Carnforth, 29 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 122 miles south of Edinburgh, 189 miles north of Cardiff, and 216 miles north-west of London. Slack Head lies just north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Slack Head falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA7 postcode district. The post town for Slack Head is Milnthorpe.
Slack Head is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Westmorland |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Slack Head 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 Slack Head is LA7 7AY.
Slack Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA7 postcode district.
The post town for Slack Head is Milnthorpe. Slack Head is in the LA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Milnthorpe.
The centre of Slack Head is located at position 54.20237° latitude and -2.77934° longitude.
Latitude | 54.20237° |
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Longitude | -2.77934° |
The centre of Slack Head is located at the grid reference easting 349259 and northing 478793 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 349259 |
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Northing | 478793 |
Position of Slack Head relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Slack Head to the centre of the town.
Position of Slack Head relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Slack Head to the centre of the city.