Finsthwaite is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, six miles south of the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, 32 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 116 miles south of Edinburgh, 194 miles north of Cardiff, and 225 miles north-west of London. Finsthwaite was historically in the county of Lancashire. Finsthwaite falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA12 postcode district. The post town for Finsthwaite is Ulverston.
Finsthwaite 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 |
Finsthwaite 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 Finsthwaite is LA12 8BP.
Finsthwaite is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA12 postcode district.
The post town for Finsthwaite is Ulverston. Finsthwaite is in the LA12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ulverston.
The centre of Finsthwaite is located at position 54.28241° latitude and -2.97336° longitude.
Latitude | 54.28241° |
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Longitude | -2.97336° |
The centre of Finsthwaite is located at the grid reference easting 336726 and northing 487857 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 336726 |
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Northing | 487857 |
Position of Finsthwaite relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Finsthwaite to the centre of the town.
Position of Finsthwaite relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Finsthwaite to the centre of the city.