Cartmel is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles west of the town of Grange-over-Sands, 27 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 122 miles south of Edinburgh, 188 miles north of Cardiff, and 220 miles north-west of London. Cartmel lies three miles north-west of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Cartmel falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA11 postcode district. The post town for Cartmel is Grange-over-Sands.
Cartmel is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Cartmel is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cartmel is LA11 6PN.
Cartmel is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA11 postcode district.
The post town for Cartmel is Grange-over-Sands. Cartmel is in the LA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Grange-over-Sands.
The centre of Cartmel is located at position 54.19997° latitude and -2.95235° longitude.
Latitude | 54.19997° |
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Longitude | -2.95235° |
The centre of Cartmel is located at the grid reference easting 337970 and northing 478666 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 337970 |
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Northing | 478666 |
Position of Cartmel relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cartmel to the centre of the town.
Position of Cartmel relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cartmel to the centre of the city.