Upper Thurnham is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, five miles south of the city of Lancaster, 15 miles north-east of the major town of Blackpool, 137 miles south of Edinburgh, 174 miles north of Cardiff, and 205 miles north-west of London. Upper Thurnham lies seven miles south of the Cumbria border. Upper Thurnham falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Upper Thurnham is Lancaster.
Upper Thurnham is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Upper Thurnham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Upper Thurnham is LA2 0BA.
Upper Thurnham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district.
The post town for Upper Thurnham is Lancaster. Upper Thurnham is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.
The centre of Upper Thurnham is located at position 53.98348° latitude and -2.82326° longitude.
Latitude | 53.98348° |
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Longitude | -2.82326° |
The centre of Upper Thurnham is located at the grid reference easting 346111 and northing 454472 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 346111 |
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Northing | 454472 |
Position of Upper Thurnham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Upper Thurnham to the centre of the town.
Position of Upper Thurnham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Upper Thurnham to the centre of the city.