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Where is Clifton?

Clifton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles south-east of the town of Penrith, 20 miles south-east of the major city of Carlisle, 93 miles south of Edinburgh, 219 miles north of Cardiff, and 241 miles north-west of London. Clifton was historically in the county of Westmorland. Clifton falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA10 postcode district. The post town for Clifton is Penrith.

Clifton on a map

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

Which county is Clifton in?

Clifton is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Clifton in Cumbria?

Clifton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Clifton within Cumbria
Location of Clifton within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Clifton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Clifton is CA10 2DZ.

Where is Clifton in CA10?

Clifton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Clifton within CA10
Location of Clifton within CA10

What is the post town for Clifton?

The post town for Clifton is Penrith. Clifton is in the CA10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penrith.

What is the latitude and longitude of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at position 54.63257° latitude and -2.72175° longitude.

Latitude54.63257°
Longitude-2.72175°

What is the easting and northing of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at the grid reference easting 353507 and northing 526621 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353507
Northing526621

What are the nearest towns to Clifton?

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

south-east
3m
Clifton is 3 miles south-east of Penrith
north-west
10m
Clifton is 10 miles north-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
south-west
17m
Clifton is 17 miles south-west of Alston
east
17m
Clifton is 17 miles east of Keswick
north-east
17m
Clifton is 17 miles north-east of Ambleside
north-west
19m
Clifton is 19 miles north-west of Kirkby Stephen
north-east
19m
Clifton is 19 miles north-east of Windermere
north-east
20m
Clifton is 20 miles north-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
north
21m
Clifton is 21 miles north of Kendal
south
21m
Clifton is 21 miles south of Brampton

What are the nearest cities to Clifton?

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

south-east
20m
Clifton is 20 miles south-east of Carlisle
north
40m
Clifton is 40 miles north of Lancaster
west
47m
Clifton is 47 miles west of Durham
south-west
50m
Clifton is 50 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
57m
Clifton is 57 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
59m
Clifton is 59 miles north-west of Ripon
north
60m
Clifton is 60 miles north of Preston
north-west
70m
Clifton is 70 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
75m
Clifton is 75 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
81m
Clifton is 81 miles north-west of York