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Where is Elterwater?

Elterwater is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles west of the town of Ambleside, 32 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 105 miles south of Edinburgh, 204 miles north of Cardiff, and 235 miles north-west of London. Elterwater was historically in the county of Westmorland. Elterwater falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA22 postcode district. The post town for Elterwater is Ambleside.

Elterwater on a map

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

Which county is Elterwater in?

Elterwater 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 Elterwater in Cumbria?

Elterwater 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 Elterwater within Cumbria
Location of Elterwater within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Elterwater?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Elterwater is LA22 9HU.

Where is Elterwater in LA22?

Elterwater is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Elterwater within LA22
Location of Elterwater within LA22

What is the post town for Elterwater?

The post town for Elterwater is Ambleside. Elterwater is in the LA22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ambleside.

What is the latitude and longitude of Elterwater?

The centre of Elterwater is located at position 54.43361° latitude and -3.03829° longitude.

Latitude54.43361°
Longitude-3.03829°

What is the easting and northing of Elterwater?

The centre of Elterwater is located at the grid reference easting 332747 and northing 504741 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting332747
Northing504741

What are the nearest towns to Elterwater?

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

west
3m
Elterwater is 3 miles west of Ambleside
north-west
6m
Elterwater is 6 miles north-west of Windermere
north-west
7m
Elterwater is 7 miles north-west of Bowness-on-Windermere
south
12m
Elterwater is 12 miles south of Keswick
north-east
13m
Elterwater is 13 miles north-east of Broughton in Furness
north-west
14m
Elterwater is 14 miles north-west of Kendal
north
17m
Elterwater is 17 miles north of Ulverston
north
17m
Elterwater is 17 miles north of Grange-over-Sands
north-east
18m
Elterwater is 18 miles north-east of Millom
south-west
20m
Elterwater is 20 miles south-west of Penrith

What are the nearest cities to Elterwater?

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

north
28m
Elterwater is 28 miles north of Lancaster
south
32m
Elterwater is 32 miles south of Carlisle
north
49m
Elterwater is 49 miles north of Preston
west
63m
Elterwater is 63 miles west of Durham
west
65m
Elterwater is 65 miles west of Ripon
south-west
68m
Elterwater is 68 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
69m
Elterwater is 69 miles north-west of Bradford
north
71m
Elterwater is 71 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
73m
Elterwater is 73 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
74m
Elterwater is 74 miles north-west of Manchester