Dowbiggin is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles east of the town of Sedbergh, 38 miles north of the major town of Burnley, 116 miles south of Edinburgh, 199 miles north of Cardiff, and 218 miles north-west of London. Dowbiggin lies five miles west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Dowbiggin falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA10 postcode district. The post town for Dowbiggin is Sedbergh.
Dowbiggin is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Dowbiggin is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dowbiggin is LA10 5LR.
Dowbiggin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA10 postcode district.
The post town for Dowbiggin is Sedbergh. Dowbiggin is in the LA10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sedbergh.
The centre of Dowbiggin is located at position 54.32447° latitude and -2.48618° longitude.
Latitude | 54.32447° |
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Longitude | -2.48618° |
The centre of Dowbiggin is located at the grid reference easting 368476 and northing 492208 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 368476 |
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Northing | 492208 |
Position of Dowbiggin relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dowbiggin to the centre of the town.
Position of Dowbiggin relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dowbiggin to the centre of the city.