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 miles
- Blackburn 19.7 miles
- Blackpool 11.1 miles
- Southport 22.9 miles
- Morecambe 8.2 miles
- Lancaster 7 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 19.6 miles
- Lytham St. Anne's 14.9 miles
- Leyland 18.4 miles
- Accrington 24 miles
- Chorley 22.3 miles
- Darwen 23.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Winmarleigh Parish 1.8 miles
- Forton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Pilling Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Thurnham Parish 2.9 miles
- Cabus Parish 3.1 miles
- Nateby Parish 3.4 miles
- Galgate Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Ellel Parish 3.9 miles
- Garstang Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Nether Wyresdale Parish 4.3 miles
- Overton Built-up area 4.6 miles
- Bonds Built-up area 4.7 miles
Example postcodes in Cockerham
LA2 0DX, PR3 0LD, PR3 6AT, LA2 0GZ, LA2 0EB, LA2 0ER, LA2 0EG, LA2 0ET, LA2 0EL … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 47.2 miles
- Heysham Port Railway Station 6.5 miles
- Lancaster Railway Station 7 miles
Hotels near Cockerham Ad
- The Stork Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- Quite Simply French 5 7.4 miles
- Savoy 7.1 miles
- The Port House 4 6.5 miles
- Lancaster House Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- The Royal at Heysham 4 7.1 miles
- The Kerswell Hotel 3 8.2 miles
- Craigwell 4 8.9 miles
- Shipping Lanes Hotel 8.8 miles
- The Borough Lancaster 4 7.1 miles
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 miles
- Lancaster University University 4.7 miles
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 4.9 miles
- Claughton Estate 7.7 miles
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles
- Globe Arena Stadium 7.8 miles
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 13 miles
- Forest of Bowland Forest 13 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 13.5 miles
- Deepdale Stadium 13.7 miles
- Browsholme Hall Estate 15 miles
- St Anne's Beach Beach 15.9 miles