Anthorn is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles south of the town of Annan, 13 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 72 miles south of Edinburgh, 237 miles north of Cardiff, and 268 miles north-west of London. Anthorn lies three miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Anthorn falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Anthorn is Wigton.
Anthorn is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumberland |
Anthorn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Anthorn is CA7 5AH.
Anthorn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district.
The post town for Anthorn is Wigton. Anthorn is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.
The centre of Anthorn is located at position 54.91221° latitude and -3.25746° longitude.
Latitude | 54.91221° |
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Longitude | -3.25746° |
The centre of Anthorn is located at the grid reference easting 319484 and northing 558224 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 319484 |
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Northing | 558224 |
Position of Anthorn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Anthorn to the centre of the town.
Position of Anthorn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Anthorn to the centre of the city.