Bewcastle is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, nine miles north of the town of Brampton, 16 miles north-east of the major city of Carlisle, 65 miles south of Edinburgh, 249 miles north of Cardiff, and 267 miles north-west of London. Bewcastle lies five miles south-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Bewcastle falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA6 postcode district. The post town for Bewcastle is Carlisle.
Bewcastle 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 |
Bewcastle 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 Bewcastle is CA6 6PS.
Bewcastle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district.
The post town for Bewcastle is Carlisle. Bewcastle is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Bewcastle is located at position 55.06474° latitude and -2.68334° longitude.
Latitude | 55.06474° |
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Longitude | -2.68334° |
The centre of Bewcastle is located at the grid reference easting 356455 and northing 574688 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 356455 |
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Northing | 574688 |
Position of Bewcastle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bewcastle to the centre of the town.
Position of Bewcastle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bewcastle to the centre of the city.