Banks is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north-east of the town of Brampton, 12 miles north-east of the major city of Carlisle, 71 miles south of Edinburgh, 242 miles north of Cardiff, and 261 miles north-west of London. Banks lies three miles south-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Banks falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA8 postcode district. The post town for Banks is Brampton.
Banks 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 |
Banks is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Banks is CA8 2JJ.
Banks is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA8 postcode district.
The post town for Banks is Brampton. Banks is in the CA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brampton.
The centre of Banks is located at position 54.97476° latitude and -2.67982° longitude.
Latitude | 54.97476° |
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Longitude | -2.67982° |
The centre of Banks is located at the grid reference easting 356583 and northing 564672 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 356583 |
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Northing | 564672 |
Position of Banks relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Banks to the centre of the town.
Position of Banks relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Banks to the centre of the city.