Bulk
Ward in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.056, -2.782 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 48 62 |
| Dialling code: | 01524 (Lancaster) |
Bulk is a ward on the outskirts of Lancaster in Lancashire, where suburban streets sit alongside pockets of farmland and riverside open space. It functions as a transition between the city centre and the quieter Lune valley, with straightforward road and cycle links into town.
Historically the area has ties to agriculture and riverside trade along the River Lune, and that past sits beside modern housing and community facilities; local clubs, shops and pubs make up the social fabric. Its convenient access to the railway and the M6 corridor also makes it a practical spot for commuters, while views across to Morecambe Bay and nearby countryside give it a mixed urban–rural character.
Postcode districts covering Bulk
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 19.8 miles
- Blackburn 24 miles
- Blackpool 18.6 miles
- Morecambe 3.1 miles
- Lancaster 0.9 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 18.6 miles
- Lytham St. Anne's 22.6 miles
- Kendal 18.8 miles
- Fleetwood 14.1 miles
- Poulton-le-Fylde 16.8 miles
- Heysham 4.4 miles
- Cleveleys 15.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- John O'Gaunt Ward 0.7 miles
- Skerton Ward 0.8 miles
- Lancaster Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Castle Ward 0.9 miles
- Bowerham Ward 1.3 miles
- Marsh Ward 1.5 miles
- Scale Hall Ward 1.6 miles
- Quernmore Parish 1.6 miles
- Slyne-with-Hest Parish 1.8 miles
- Halton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Scotforth West Ward 1.9 miles
- Scotforth East Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Bulk
LA1 3LQ, LA1 3QB, LA1 3RX, LA1 3EN, LA1 3EB, LA1 3JA, LA1 3LU, LA1 3ER, LA1 3NA … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 47.4 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 50 miles
- Lancaster Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Bare Lane Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Bulk Ad
- Quite Simply French 5 1 mile
- The Borough Lancaster 4 0.8 miles
- Craigwell 4 3.4 miles
- Shipping Lanes Hotel 3.4 miles
- The Kerswell Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- The Stork Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- Crows Hotel Lancaster 3 1 mile
- The Morecambe Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- The Crown Hotel 4 3.7 miles
- The Royal at Heysham 4 4.9 miles
Schools in Bulk
- Lancaster Christ Church C of E Primary School Primary
- Lancaster High School Secondary
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Lancaster University University 3.3 miles
- Globe Arena Stadium 3.5 miles
- Ashton Hall Estate 4.1 miles
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 9.6 miles
- Forest of Bowland Forest 10.8 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 12 miles
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles
- Underley Hall Estate 12.8 miles
- Claughton Estate 13.3 miles
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 14 miles
- Thornton Hall Estate 14.4 miles