Ghyll Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles south of the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, 35 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 113 miles south of Edinburgh, 197 miles north of Cardiff, and 227 miles north-west of London. Ghyll Head was historically in the county of Lancashire. Ghyll Head falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA23 postcode district. The post town for Ghyll Head is Windermere.
Ghyll Head 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 |
Ghyll Head 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 Ghyll Head is LA23 3LN.
Ghyll Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA23 postcode district.
The post town for Ghyll Head is Windermere. Ghyll Head is in the LA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Windermere.
The centre of Ghyll Head is located at position 54.327° latitude and -2.93494° longitude.
Latitude | 54.327° |
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Longitude | -2.93494° |
The centre of Ghyll Head is located at the grid reference easting 339293 and northing 492784 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 339293 |
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Northing | 492784 |
Position of Ghyll Head relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ghyll Head to the centre of the town.
Position of Ghyll Head relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ghyll Head to the centre of the city.