Southport is located in the county of Merseyside, North West England, seven miles north of the town of Formby, 150 miles north of Cardiff, 160 miles south of Edinburgh, and 191 miles north-west of London. Southport lies roughly one mile south-west of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Southport falls within the metropolitan district council of Sefton. It is in the PR8 postcode district. The post town for Southport is Southport.
Southport is in the ceremonial county of Merseyside, and the historic county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Merseyside |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Southport is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Merseyside, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Merseyside.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Southport is PR8 1PE.
Southport is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR8 postcode district.
The post town for Southport is Southport. Southport is in the PR8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Southport.
The centre of Southport is located at position 53.64729° latitude and -3.00732° longitude.
Latitude | 53.64729° |
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Longitude | -3.00732° |
The centre of Southport is located at the grid reference easting 333510 and northing 417225 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 333510 |
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Northing | 417225 |
Position of Southport relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Southport to the centre of the town.
Position of Southport relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Southport to the centre of the city.