GetTheData logo

Where is Wray?

Wray is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles west of the town of High Bentham, 24 miles north of the major city of Preston, 130 miles south of Edinburgh, 183 miles north of Cardiff, and 207 miles north-west of London. Wray lies two miles west of the North Yorkshire border. Wray falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA2 postcode district. The post town for Wray is Lancaster.

Wray on a map

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

Which county is Wray in?

Wray is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Wray in Lancashire?

Wray is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Wray within Lancashire
Location of Wray within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Wray?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wray is LA2 8QE.

Where is Wray in LA2?

Wray is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wray within LA2
Location of Wray within LA2

What is the post town for Wray?

The post town for Wray is Lancaster. Wray is in the LA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lancaster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wray?

The centre of Wray is located at position 54.10136° latitude and -2.60886° longitude.

Latitude54.10136°
Longitude-2.60886°

What is the easting and northing of Wray?

The centre of Wray is located at the grid reference easting 360283 and northing 467446 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting360283
Northing467446

What are the nearest towns to Wray?

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

west
4m
Wray is 4 miles west of High Bentham
east
7m
Wray is 7 miles east of Carnforth
south
7m
Wray is 7 miles south of Kirkby Lonsdale
east
11m
Wray is 11 miles east of Morecambe
east
12m
Wray is 12 miles east of Heysham
west
14m
Wray is 14 miles west of Settle
south-east
14m
Wray is 14 miles south-east of Grange-over-Sands
north-east
15m
Wray is 15 miles north-east of Garstang
south
16m
Wray is 16 miles south of Sedbergh
south
17m
Wray is 17 miles south of Kendal

What are the nearest cities to Wray?

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

north-east
9m
Wray is 9 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
24m
Wray is 24 miles north of Preston
north-west
41m
Wray is 41 miles north-west of Bradford
west
44m
Wray is 44 miles west of Ripon
north
45m
Wray is 45 miles north of Salford
north
46m
Wray is 46 miles north of Manchester
north-west
48m
Wray is 48 miles north-west of Leeds
north
50m
Wray is 50 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
54m
Wray is 54 miles north-west of Wakefield
south
56m
Wray is 56 miles south of Carlisle