Cockerham
Parish in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.949, -2.842 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 44 50 |
| Dialling code: | 01995 (Garstang) |
Cockerham is a small rural village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It sits on the low-lying tidal plain beside the salt marshes of Morecambe Bay and close to the mouth of the River Lune, a landscape of reclaimed pasture, drainage ditches and wide coastal skies.
The local economy is largely agricultural, with mixed and dairy farming dominating the flat fields, while the area’s medieval past is visible in the nearby ruins of Cockersand Abbey. Its exposed coastal setting has long shaped local life through land drainage and flood management, and the village retains a quiet, tight-knit community centred on its church, pub and village activities.
Postcode districts covering Cockerham
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Blackburn 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Blackpool 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Southport 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Morecambe 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Lancaster 7 miles11.2 km
- Barrow-in-Furness 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Lytham St. Anne's 14.9 miles24 km
- Leyland 18.4 miles29.5 km
- Accrington 24 miles38.6 km
- Chorley 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Darwen 23.2 miles37.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Winmarleigh Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Forton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Pilling Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Thurnham Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Cabus Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Nateby Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Galgate Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Ellel Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Garstang Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Nether Wyresdale Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Overton Built-up area 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Bonds Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
Example postcodes in Cockerham
LA2 0EP, LA2 0DX, LA2 0EE, PR3 6AT, LA2 0DY, LA2 0EF, LA2 0DD, LA2 0EA, LA2 0BB … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.6 miles68.5 km
- Manchester Airport 47.2 miles76 km
- Heysham Port Railway Station 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Lancaster Railway Station 7 miles11.3 km
Hotels near Cockerham Ad
- The Stork Hotel 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Quite Simply French 5 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Savoy 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Lancaster House Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Royal at Heysham 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Port House 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Kerswell Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Craigwell 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Shipping Lanes Hotel 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Borough Lancaster 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
Schools in Cockerham
- Cockerham Parochial C of E Primary School Primary
- Crookhey Hall School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Ashton Hall Estate 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Lancaster University University 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 4.9 miles8 km
- Claughton Estate 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Globe Arena Stadium 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 13 miles21 km
- Forest of Bowland Forest 13 miles21 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Deepdale Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Browsholme Hall Estate 15 miles24.1 km
- St Anne's Beach Beach 15.9 miles25.6 km