Strands is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north of the town of Millom, 30 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 118 miles south of Edinburgh, 191 miles north of Cardiff, and 229 miles north-west of London. Strands was historically in the county of Cumberland. Strands falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the LA18 postcode district. The post town for Strands is Millom.
Strands is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumberland |
Strands is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Strands is LA18 5JB.
Strands is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA18 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA18 postcode district.
The post town for Strands is Millom. Strands is in the LA18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Millom.
The centre of Strands is located at position 54.24556° latitude and -3.2486° longitude.
Latitude | 54.24556° |
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Longitude | -3.2486° |
The centre of Strands is located at the grid reference easting 318735 and northing 484039 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 318735 |
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Northing | 484039 |
Position of Strands relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Strands to the centre of the town.
Position of Strands relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Strands to the centre of the city.