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Where is Slack Head?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Slack Head in?

Slack Head is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Slack Head in Cumbria?

Slack Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Slack Head within Cumbria
Location of Slack Head within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Slack Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Slack Head is LA7 7AY.

Where is Slack Head in LA7?

Slack Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Slack Head within LA7
Location of Slack Head within LA7

What is the post town for Slack Head?

The post town for Slack Head is Milnthorpe. Slack Head is in the LA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Milnthorpe.

What is the latitude and longitude of Slack Head?

The centre of Slack Head is located at position 54.20237° latitude and -2.77934° longitude.

Latitude54.20237°
Longitude-2.77934°

What is the easting and northing of Slack Head?

The centre of Slack Head is located at the grid reference easting 349259 and northing 478793 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349259
Northing478793

What are the nearest towns to Slack Head?

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

north
5m
Slack Head is 5 miles north of Carnforth
east
5m
Slack Head is 5 miles east of Grange-over-Sands
west
7m
Slack Head is 7 miles west of Kirkby Lonsdale
south
9m
Slack Head is 9 miles south of Kendal
north
10m
Slack Head is 10 miles north of Morecambe
north-east
12m
Slack Head is 12 miles north-east of Heysham
north-west
12m
Slack Head is 12 miles north-west of High Bentham
south-east
13m
Slack Head is 13 miles south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
east
13m
Slack Head is 13 miles east of Ulverston
south-west
13m
Slack Head is 13 miles south-west of Sedbergh

What are the nearest cities to Slack Head?

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

north
11m
Slack Head is 11 miles north of Lancaster
north
31m
Slack Head is 31 miles north of Preston
south
48m
Slack Head is 48 miles south of Carlisle
north-west
51m
Slack Head is 51 miles north-west of Bradford
west
51m
Slack Head is 51 miles west of Ripon
north
54m
Slack Head is 54 miles north of Salford
north-west
55m
Slack Head is 55 miles north-west of Manchester
north
55m
Slack Head is 55 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
57m
Slack Head is 57 miles north-west of Leeds
south-west
62m
Slack Head is 62 miles south-west of Durham