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Where is Dent?

Dent is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles south-east of the town of Sedbergh, 35 miles north of the major town of Burnley, 120 miles south of Edinburgh, 196 miles north of Cardiff, and 214 miles north-west of London. Dent lies three miles north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Dent falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA10 postcode district. The post town for Dent is Sedbergh.

Dent on a map

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

Which county is Dent in?

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

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Dent in Cumbria?

Dent is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Dent within Cumbria
Location of Dent within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Dent?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dent is LA10 5QW.

Where is Dent in LA10?

Dent is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dent within LA10
Location of Dent within LA10

What is the post town for Dent?

The post town for Dent is Sedbergh. Dent is in the LA10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sedbergh.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dent?

The centre of Dent is located at position 54.27731° latitude and -2.45414° longitude.

Latitude54.27731°
Longitude-2.45414°

What is the easting and northing of Dent?

The centre of Dent is located at the grid reference easting 370527 and northing 486947 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting370527
Northing486947

What are the nearest towns to Dent?

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

south-east
4m
Dent is 4 miles south-east of Sedbergh
north-east
8m
Dent is 8 miles north-east of Kirkby Lonsdale
north
11m
Dent is 11 miles north of High Bentham
east
12m
Dent is 12 miles east of Kendal
south
14m
Dent is 14 miles south of Kirkby Stephen
north-west
16m
Dent is 16 miles north-west of Settle
north-east
16m
Dent is 16 miles north-east of Carnforth
east
19m
Dent is 19 miles east of Grange-over-Sands
east
20m
Dent is 20 miles east of Windermere
east
20m
Dent is 20 miles east of Bowness-on-Windermere

What are the nearest cities to Dent?

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

north-east
21m
Dent is 21 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
37m
Dent is 37 miles north of Preston
west
39m
Dent is 39 miles west of Ripon
north-west
44m
Dent is 44 miles north-west of Bradford
south-east
47m
Dent is 47 miles south-east of Carlisle
south-west
49m
Dent is 49 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
49m
Dent is 49 miles north-west of Leeds
north
55m
Dent is 55 miles north of Salford
north
56m
Dent is 56 miles north of Manchester
north-west
57m
Dent is 57 miles north-west of Wakefield