Beckfoot is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles south of the town of Silloth, 19 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 78 miles south of Edinburgh, 232 miles north of Cardiff, and 267 miles north-west of London. Beckfoot lies six miles south of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Beckfoot falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Beckfoot is Wigton.
Beckfoot 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 |
Beckfoot is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Beckfoot is CA7 4LA.
Beckfoot is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district.
The post town for Beckfoot is Wigton. Beckfoot is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.
The centre of Beckfoot is located at position 54.83535° latitude and -3.41151° longitude.
Latitude | 54.83535° |
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Longitude | -3.41151° |
The centre of Beckfoot is located at the grid reference easting 309437 and northing 549861 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 309437 |
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Northing | 549861 |
Position of Beckfoot relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Beckfoot to the centre of the town.
Position of Beckfoot relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Beckfoot to the centre of the city.