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Where is Blackbank?

Blackbank is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles west of the town of Longtown, eight miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 66 miles south of Edinburgh, 243 miles north of Cardiff, and 269 miles north-west of London. Blackbank lies just south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Blackbank falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA6 postcode district. The post town for Blackbank is Carlisle.

Blackbank on a map

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

Which county is Blackbank in?

Blackbank 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 Blackbank in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Blackbank within Cumbria
Location of Blackbank within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Blackbank?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackbank is CA6 5LQ.

Where is Blackbank in CA6?

Blackbank is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Blackbank within CA6
Location of Blackbank within CA6

What is the post town for Blackbank?

The post town for Blackbank is Carlisle. Blackbank is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blackbank?

The centre of Blackbank is located at position 54.99763° latitude and -3.0202° longitude.

Latitude54.99763°
Longitude-3.0202°

What is the easting and northing of Blackbank?

The centre of Blackbank is located at the grid reference easting 334833 and northing 567482 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting334833
Northing567482

What are the nearest towns to Blackbank?

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

west
2m
Blackbank is 2 miles west of Longtown
east
10m
Blackbank is 10 miles east of Annan
south
11m
Blackbank is 11 miles south of Langholm
west
12m
Blackbank is 12 miles west of Brampton
north-east
13m
Blackbank is 13 miles north-east of Wigton
south-east
16m
Blackbank is 16 miles south-east of Lockerbie
north-east
17m
Blackbank is 17 miles north-east of Silloth
south-east
19m
Blackbank is 19 miles south-east of Lochmaben
north-east
20m
Blackbank is 20 miles north-east of Aspatria
west
22m
Blackbank is 22 miles west of Haltwhistle

What are the nearest cities to Blackbank?

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

north-west
8m
Blackbank is 8 miles north-west of Carlisle
west
56m
Blackbank is 56 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
59m
Blackbank is 59 miles west of Durham
west
65m
Blackbank is 65 miles west of Sunderland
north
66m
Blackbank is 66 miles north of Lancaster
south
66m
Blackbank is 66 miles south of Edinburgh
south
76m
Blackbank is 76 miles south of Dunfermline
south-east
77m
Blackbank is 77 miles south-east of Glasgow
north-west
85m
Blackbank is 85 miles north-west of Ripon
south-east
85m
Blackbank is 85 miles south-east of Stirling