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 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 |
Blackbank 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 Blackbank is CA6 5LQ.
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.
The post town for Blackbank is Carlisle. Blackbank is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Blackbank is located at position 54.99763° latitude and -3.0202° longitude.
Latitude | 54.99763° |
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Longitude | -3.0202° |
The centre of Blackbank is located at the grid reference easting 334833 and northing 567482 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 334833 |
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Northing | 567482 |
Position of Blackbank relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackbank to the centre of the town.
Position of Blackbank relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackbank to the centre of the city.