Gilsland is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles west of the town of Haltwhistle, 16 miles north-east of the major city of Carlisle, 70 miles south of Edinburgh, 244 miles north of Cardiff, and 261 miles north-west of London. Gilsland lies just south-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Gilsland falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA8 postcode district. The post town for Gilsland is Brampton.
Gilsland 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 |
Gilsland is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gilsland is CA8 7AJ.
Gilsland is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA8 postcode district.
The post town for Gilsland is Brampton. Gilsland is in the CA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brampton.
The centre of Gilsland is located at position 54.99587° latitude and -2.57563° longitude.
Latitude | 54.99587° |
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Longitude | -2.57563° |
The centre of Gilsland is located at the grid reference easting 363271 and northing 566962 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 363271 |
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Northing | 566962 |
Position of Gilsland relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gilsland to the centre of the town.
Position of Gilsland relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gilsland to the centre of the city.