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Where is Birkby?

Birkby is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles east of the town of Maryport, 24 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 86 miles south of Edinburgh, 225 miles north of Cardiff, and 261 miles north-west of London. Birkby was historically in the county of Cumberland. Birkby falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA15 postcode district. The post town for Birkby is Maryport.

Birkby on a map

Map showing extent of Birkby as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Birkby
Map showing location of Birkby within the UK
Location of Birkby within the UK

Which county is Birkby in?

Birkby is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Birkby in Cumbria?

Birkby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Birkby within Cumbria
Location of Birkby within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Birkby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Birkby is CA15 6RG.

Where is Birkby in CA15?

Birkby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Birkby within CA15
Location of Birkby within CA15

What is the post town for Birkby?

The post town for Birkby is Maryport. Birkby is in the CA15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Maryport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Birkby?

The centre of Birkby is located at position 54.72406° latitude and -3.46079° longitude.

Latitude54.72406°
Longitude-3.46079°

What is the easting and northing of Birkby?

The centre of Birkby is located at the grid reference easting 306014 and northing 537543 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting306014
Northing537543

What are the nearest towns to Birkby?

Position of Birkby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Birkby to the centre of the town.

east
2m
Birkby is 2 miles east of Maryport
north-west
6m
Birkby is 6 miles north-west of Cockermouth
south-west
6m
Birkby is 6 miles south-west of Aspatria
north-east
7m
Birkby is 7 miles north-east of Workington
south
10m
Birkby is 10 miles south of Silloth
north-east
13m
Birkby is 13 miles north-east of Whitehaven
south-west
14m
Birkby is 14 miles south-west of Wigton
north
14m
Birkby is 14 miles north of Cleator Moor
north-west
15m
Birkby is 15 miles north-west of Keswick
north
17m
Birkby is 17 miles north of Egremont

What are the nearest cities to Birkby?

Position of Birkby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Birkby to the centre of the city.

south-west
24m
Birkby is 24 miles south-west of Carlisle
north-west
54m
Birkby is 54 miles north-west of Lancaster
north-west
73m
Birkby is 73 miles north-west of Preston
west
75m
Birkby is 75 miles west of Durham
west
76m
Birkby is 76 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
84m
Birkby is 84 miles west of Sunderland
south
85m
Birkby is 85 miles south of Glasgow
south
86m
Birkby is 86 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
88m
Birkby is 88 miles north-west of Ripon
north
93m
Birkby is 93 miles north of Liverpool