Forest Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles south-east of the town of Brampton, 11 miles east of the major city of Carlisle, 75 miles south of Edinburgh, 238 miles north of Cardiff, and 257 miles north-west of London. Forest Head lies three miles south-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Forest Head falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA8 postcode district. The post town for Forest Head is Brampton.
Forest Head is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumberland |
Forest Head is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Forest Head is CA8 1LX.
Forest Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA8 postcode district.
The post town for Forest Head is Brampton. Forest Head is in the CA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brampton.
The centre of Forest Head is located at position 54.9102° latitude and -2.65302° longitude.
Latitude | 54.9102° |
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Longitude | -2.65302° |
The centre of Forest Head is located at the grid reference easting 358231 and northing 557472 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 358231 |
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Northing | 557472 |
Position of Forest Head relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Forest Head to the centre of the town.
Position of Forest Head relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Forest Head to the centre of the city.