# LA8 8BS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.309942, -2.857431
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6V845V+X2
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO84nh
- **Qibla:** 118.5°
- **Grid reference:** SD 44311 90821
- **UTM:** 30U 509275 6018016
- **Elevation:** 15m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Westmorland and Furness (E06000064)
- **Ward:** Bowness and Lyth (E05014219)
- **Constituency:** Westmorland and Lonsdale (E14001580)
- **Parish code:** E04002599
- **Travel to work area:** E30000223
- **Police force area:** E23000002
- **National park:** E26000011
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01019381
- **2021 MSOA:** Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell (E02004021)
- **2021 output area:** E00097985
- **2011 LSOA:** E01019381
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004021
- **2011 output area:** E00097985
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33008052
- **Rural/urban classification:** Smaller rural: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 17215
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000228
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000048
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000018

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Staveley | 7718 |
| Hospital | Westmorland General Hospital | 8174 |
| GP | Captain French Surgery | 7219 |
| School | Crosthwaite CofE School | 512 |
| Airport | Barrow Walney Island Airport | 33426 |
| Bus stop | Gait Barrows | 13573 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 7107 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 439 |
| Pharmacy | Gillinggate Pharmacy | 7256 |
| Post office | Crosthwaite Post Office | 558 |
| Library | Kendal Library | 7430 |
| Coast | — | 7675 |
| Central London | — | 361353 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [LA8 8JP](https://openpostcodes.uk/LA8%208JP)
- [LA8 8HR](https://openpostcodes.uk/LA8%208HR)
- [LA8 8HT](https://openpostcodes.uk/LA8%208HT)
- [LA8 8BP](https://openpostcodes.uk/LA8%208BP)
- [LA8 8DL](https://openpostcodes.uk/LA8%208DL)
- [LA8 8DA](https://openpostcodes.uk/LA8%208DA)
- [LA8 8BZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/LA8%208BZ)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/LA8%208BS.json).

## Data

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