LA postcode area - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The LA postcode area, also known as the Lancaster postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Ambleside

Ambleside

Ambleside is a town in Cumbria, in North West England.Historically within the county of Westmorland, it is situated at the head of Windermere, England's largest lake...

, Askam-in-Furness

Askam and Ireleth

During the Middle Ages, the entire area was controlled by the Cistercian monks of Furness Abbey. During this time, Ireleth was little more than one of many farming communities in Furness. The iron ore developments of Askam largely bypassed Ireleth, and the village developed slowly, housing farmers...

, Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...

, Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton in Furness is a small town on the southern boundary of England's Lake District National Park. It is located in the Furness region of Cumbria, which was part of Lancashire before 1974...

, Carnforth

Carnforth

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, Coniston

Coniston, Cumbria

Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District, and Coniston Old Man; about north east of Barrow-in-Furness.-Geography and...

, Dalton-in-Furness

Dalton-in-Furness

Dalton-in-Furness is a small town of 8,394 people, north east of Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, England.-History:Dalton is mentioned in the Domesday Book, written as "Daltune" as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun held by Earl Tostig. Historically, it was the capital of Furness...

, Grange-over-Sands

Grange-over-Sands

Grange-over-Sands is a town and civil parish by the sea – with a wide tidal range, hence the "sands" name – in Cumbria, England. Historically, Grange-over-Sands was part of the County of Lancashire until 1974, when Cumbria was created under Local Government re-organisation which absorbed the area...

, Kendal

Kendal

Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...

, Kirkby-in-Furness

Kirkby-in-Furness

Kirkby-in-Furness is a village in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. It is about 5 km south of Broughton in Furness and 8 km northwest of Ulverston. It is one of the largest villages on the peninsula's north-western coast, looking out over the Duddon estuary and the mountains of the...

, Lancaster

Lancaster, Lancashire

Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...

, Millom

Millom

Millom is a town and civil parish on the estuary of the River Duddon in the southwest of Cumbria, England. The name is Cumbrian dialect for "At the mills". The town is accessible both by rail and an A class road...

, Milnthorpe

Milnthorpe

Milnthorpe is a large village within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Straddling the A6 road, the town contains several old hostelries and hosts a market in The Square every Friday...

, Morecambe

Morecambe

Morecambe is a resort town and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. As of 2001 it has a resident population of 38,917. It faces into Morecambe Bay...

, Sedbergh

Sedbergh

Sedbergh is a small town in Cumbria, England. It lies about east of Kendal and about north of Kirkby Lonsdale. The town sits just within the Yorkshire Dales National Park...

, Ulverston

Ulverston

Ulverston is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Historically part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay....

and Windermere in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! LA1
| LANCASTER
| Lancaster, Aldcliffe

Aldcliffe

Aldcliffe is a small village south-west of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.-Etymology:The name of the village can be split into two parts, 'ald' which roughly means 'old', and 'clif' which means 'high ground'.-History:...

, Bailrigg

Bailrigg

Bailrigg is a village in Lancashire, England. The University of Lancaster campus is situated in Bailrigg, and the student radio station Bailrigg FM is named after the village.-Campus:...

| City of Lancaster

City of Lancaster

The City of Lancaster , is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Morecambe, Heysham, and Carnforth, as well as...

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! LA2
| LANCASTER
| Lancaster, Abbeystead

Abbeystead

Abbeystead is a small, picturesque village located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Lancashire, England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than within the domain of that powerful local...

, Aldcliffe

Aldcliffe

, Aughton

Halton, Lancashire

Halton-with-Aughton is a civil parish located east of Lancaster, England on the north bank of the River Lune. The main settlement is the village of Halton-on-Lune, commonly just called Halton, in the west, and the parish stretches to the hamlet of Aughton in the east...

, Austwick

Austwick

Austwick is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, about north west of Settle. The village is on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park....

, Bailrigg

Bailrigg

Bailrigg is a village in Lancashire, England. The University of Lancaster campus is situated in Bailrigg, and the student radio station Bailrigg FM is named after the village.-Campus:...

, Bay Horse

Bay Horse

Bay Horse is a sparsely populated hamlet in the English county of Lancashire. It lies between Lancaster and Preston to the north and south respectively.-Geography:...

, Caton

Caton, Lancashire

The civil parish of Caton with Littledale is situated in Lancashire, England near the River Lune. The parish lies within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and contains the villages of Caton, Brookhouse, Caton Green, Littledale and Townend.-History:The original settlement of...

, Clapham

Clapham, North Yorkshire

Clapham is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It was previously in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park 6 miles north west of Settle just off the A65.-History:...

, Cockerham

Cockerham

Cockerham is a small village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is south of Lancaster and north-northwest of Preston...

, Dolphinholme

Dolphinholme

-History:In the 18th and 19th centuries the village played an important part in the industrial revolution. Slave trader Thomas Hinde founded a mill in Lower Dolphinholme in 1795....

, Ellel

Ellel, Lancashire

Ellel is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It has a population of 2,521. The parish includes the villages of Bay Horse, Galgate and Hampson Green, and part of Dolphinholme....

, Farleton, Galgate

Galgate

Galgate is a village in the City of Lancaster, just south of Lancaster University, and about south of Lancaster itself in the English county of Lancashire.-Etymology:...

, Glasson Dock

Glasson Dock

Glasson Dock, also known as Glasson, is a village in England, south of Lancaster, at the mouth of the River Lune. It is in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire.-History:...

, Halton

Halton, Lancashire

, Hest Bank

Hest Bank

Slyne-with-Hest is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It had a population of 3,163 recorded in the 2001 census. The parish is north of Lancaster and consists of two villages; Slyne, on the A6 road, and Hest Bank on the coast....

, High Bentham

High Bentham

Bentham is a small town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 2,994. The town includes High Bentham, sometimes known as Higher Bentham, and Low Bentham...

, Hornby, Quernmore

Quernmore

Quernmore is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is located about east of Lancaster. The parish of Quernmore had a population of 532 recorded in the 2001 census...

, Tatham

Tatham, Lancashire

Tatham is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It has a population of 393.A large part of the parish of Tatham is an upland area, known as Tatham Fells, which includes the largest settlement in Tatham, Lowgill; its highest point, at Ward's Stone; and the...

, Wharfe

Wharfe, North Yorkshire

Wharfe is a hamlet about a mile north east of the village of Austwick, North Yorkshire, England. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', Moughton Fell rises immediately behind the hamlet to a height of...

| City of Lancaster, Craven

Craven

Craven is a local government district in North Yorkshire, England that came into being in 1974, centred on the market town of Skipton. In the changes to British local government of that year this district was formed as the merger of Skipton urban district, Settle Rural District and most of Skipton...

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! LA3
| MORECAMBE
| Morecambe, Heysham

Heysham

Heysham is a large coastal village near Lancaster in the county of Lancashire, England. Overlooking Morecambe Bay, it is a ferry port with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland. Heysham is the site of two nuclear power stations which are landmarks visible from hills in the surrounding area...

, Middleton

Middleton, Lancashire

Middleton is a village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England, between Heysham and Overton. It had a population of 521 recorded in the 2001 census....

, Overton

Overton, Lancashire

Overton is a village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is located to the south west of Lancaster, between Heysham and the estuary of the River Lune. Neighbouring villages include Middleton and Sunderland Point; Glasson is on the opposite side of the river...

, Sunderland Point

Sunderland Point

Sunderland, commonly known as Sunderland Point, is a small village among the marshes, on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune, and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England...

| City of Lancaster
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! LA4
| MORECAMBE
| Morecambe, Torrisholme

Torrisholme

Torrisholme is a village near Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households.Torrisholme was referred to as Toredholme in the Domesday Book....

| City of Lancaster
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! LA5
| CARNFORTH
| Carnforth, Arnside

Arnside

Arnside is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It faces the estuary of the River Kent on the north eastern corner of Morecambe Bay, within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...

, Silverdale

Silverdale, Lancashire

Silverdale is a village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. The village stands on Morecambe Bay, near the border with Cumbria, north west of Carnforth and north of Lancaster. The parish had a population of 1,545 recorded in the 2001 census.Silverdale forms part...

, Warton

Warton, Lancaster

Warton is a village and civil parish in north Lancashire in the north-west of England, close to the boundary with Cumbria, with a population of around 2,000. It is a village steeped in history; its earliest recording as a settlement is made in Domesday Book written in 1086. The nearest town to...

, Bolton-Le-Sands

Bolton-le-Sands

Bolton-le-Sands is a large village and civil parish of the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. The parish had a population of 4,098 recorded in the 2001 census,...

| City of Lancaster, South Lakeland

South Lakeland

South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes much of the Lake District.The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972...

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! LA6
| CARNFORTH
| Arkholme, Cantsfield

Cantsfield

Cantsfield is a hamlet and civil parish in the City of Lancaster, in Lancashire, England, near the boundary with North Yorkshire. It is situated near the River Greta and on the A687 road near the junction with the A683. The parish had a population of 76 as of the 2001 census...

, Casterton

Casterton, Cumbria

Casterton is a small village and civil parish close to Kirkby Lonsdale on the River Lune in the south east corner of Cumbria, England.The parish is bounded by Kirkby Lonsdale, Barbon, Dent, Leck and Burrow-with-Burrow, and lies just outside the western edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park:...

, Ingleton

Ingleton, North Yorkshire

Ingleton is a village and civil parish in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is famous for walking, hiking and caving. Favourite walks are the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and the climb up Ingleborough which is one of the famous Three Peaks. Directly from the village visitors can...

, Ireby

Ireby, Lancashire

Ireby is a small hamlet and civil parish on the edge of Lancashire, England, bordering North Yorkshire. It lies in the City of Lancaster, just outside the Yorkshire Dales, near the community of Masongill. The parish had a population of 78 according to the 2001 Census. The name means "Town of the...

, Kirkby Lonsdale

Kirkby Lonsdale

Kirkby Lonsdale is a small town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically within Westmorland, it is situated south east of Kendal along the A65. The parish had a population of 1,771 recorded in the 2001 census.Notable buildings include St...

, Masongill

Masongill

Masongill is a small community on the edge of the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The village, in the Yorkshire Dales, lies near the border of Lancashire to the west, and the nearby hamlet of Ireby.St...

, Tunstall

Tunstall, Lancashire

Tunstall is a village in north Lancashire, England . It is northeast of Lancaster on the A683 road between Lancaster and Kirkby Lonsdale. In the 2001 census the civil parish of Tunstall had a population of 105....

, Whittington

Whittington, Lancashire

Whittington is a small settlement and civil parish in Lancashire, England, forming part of a cluster of sites along the Lune valley, each with evidence of a motte - as with Melling and Arkholme...

| City of Lancaster, Craven, South Lakeland
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! LA7
| MILNTHORPE
| Milnthorpe, Beetham

Beetham

Beetham is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, situated on the border with Lancashire. It is part of the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.-Demography:The parish had a population of 1,724 recorded in the 2001 census,...

, Storth

Storth

Storth, is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, situated on the border with Lancashire. The village faces the estuary of the River Kent. Although the village is ancient the vast bulk of the homes are from the latter part of the 20th century. There is a village church...

, Heversham

Heversham

Heversham is a small village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It has a variety of recreational facilities, including tennis courts, bowling green, swimming pool and a playground...

| South Lakeland, City of Lancaster
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! LA8
| KENDAL
| Kendal, Sizergh, Grayrigg

Grayrigg

Grayrigg is a small village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It lies on undulated and partly mountainous land, north east of Kendal, on the north side of the West Coast Main Line, and west side of the M6 motorway....

| South Lakeland, Eden

Eden, Cumbria

Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which flows north through the district toward Carlisle....

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! LA9
| KENDAL
| Kendal, Burneside

Burneside

Burneside is a small village in South Lakeland in Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Kendal and to the south east of Staveley, on the River Kent, just upstream from the confluence of the River Sprint...

, Sedgwick

Sedgwick, Cumbria

Sedgwick is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, south of Kendal. Its main point of interest is Sedgwick House, built in 1868 by...

| South Lakeland
|-
! LA10
| SEDBERGH
| Sedbergh, Dent

Dent (Lonsdale)

Dent is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, nestling in a narrow valley on the western slopes of the Pennines within the Yorkshire Dales National Park...

| South Lakeland, Craven, Eden
|-
! LA11
| GRANGE-OVER-SANDS
| Grange-over-Sands, Allithwaite

Allithwaite

Allithwaite is a small village in Cumbria, England, located roughly West of Grange-over-Sands. Most of its residents commute to local areas of Ulverston, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal or Lancaster to work. Allithwaite, and the village of Cartmel situated to the north, are part of the civil parish of...

| South Lakeland
|-
! LA12
| ULVERSTON
| Ulverston, Backbarrow

Backbarrow

Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles northeast of Ulverston in the Furness, traditionally and historically part of Lancashire and still part of Lancashire County Palatine, now also in the region of the county of...

, Leece

Leece

Leece is a village on the Furness peninsula of South Lakeland in Cumbria, England, situated between the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness...

, Newby Bridge

Newby Bridge

Newby Bridge is a small hamlet in the Lake District, Cumbria, although historically it was in Lancashire.Newby Bridge is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven, close to the southern end of Windermere...

| South Lakeland, Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness (borough)

Barrow-in-Furness is a local government district with borough status in Cumbria, England. It is named after its main town, Barrow-in-Furness. Other settlements include Dalton-in-Furness, Roose and Askam-in-Furness. It is the smallest borough in the county, but is the most densely populated, with...

|-
! LA13
| BARROW-IN-FURNESS
| Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness

Dalton-in-Furness

Kirkby-in-Furness

| South Lakeland
|-
! LA18
| MILLOM
| Millom

Millom

| Copeland
|-
! LA19
| MILLOM
| Millom, Waberthwaite, Bootle

Bootle, Cumbria

Bootle is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 745. Historically within Cumberland, the village is in the Lake District National Park, and is close to the Irish Sea coast...

| Copeland
|-
! LA20
| BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS
| Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton in Furness is a small town on the southern boundary of England's Lake District National Park. It is located in the Furness region of Cumbria, which was part of Lancashire before 1974...

| South Lakeland, Copeland
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! LA21
| CONISTON
| Coniston

Coniston, Cumbria

| South Lakeland
|-
! LA22
| AMBLESIDE
| Ambleside, Hawkshead

Hawkshead

Hawkshead is a village and civil parish in the Cumbria, England. It is one of the main tourist honeypots in the South Lakeland area, and is dependent on the local tourist trade...

, Near Sawrey

Near Sawrey

Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria. They are located in the Lake District between the town of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere...

| South Lakeland
|-
! LA23
| WINDERMERE
| Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere

Bowness-on-Windermere

Bowness-on-Windermere is a town in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. Due its position on the banks of Windermere the town has become a tourist honeypot. Although their mutual growth has caused them to become one large settlement, the town is distinct from the town of Windermere as the two still...

, Troutbeck

Troutbeck, South Lakeland

Troutbeck is a village in South Lakeland district in Cumbria. It is north of Windermere town, to the west of the A592 road. It is a conservation area and includes the National Trust property of Townend.-Village Amenities:...

| South Lakeland
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