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Where is Gilsland?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Gilsland in?

Gilsland is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Gilsland in Cumbria?

Gilsland is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Gilsland within Cumbria
Location of Gilsland within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Gilsland?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gilsland is CA8 7AJ.

Where is Gilsland in CA8?

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.

Map showing location of Gilsland within CA8
Location of Gilsland within CA8

What is the post town for Gilsland?

The post town for Gilsland is Brampton. Gilsland is in the CA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gilsland?

The centre of Gilsland is located at position 54.99587° latitude and -2.57563° longitude.

Latitude54.99587°
Longitude-2.57563°

What is the easting and northing of Gilsland?

The centre of Gilsland is located at the grid reference easting 363271 and northing 566962 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting363271
Northing566962

What are the nearest towns to Gilsland?

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

west
5m
Gilsland is 5 miles west of Haltwhistle
north-east
7m
Gilsland is 7 miles north-east of Brampton
north
14m
Gilsland is 14 miles north of Alston
east
16m
Gilsland is 16 miles east of Longtown
west
19m
Gilsland is 19 miles west of Hexham
south-east
20m
Gilsland is 20 miles south-east of Langholm
west
22m
Gilsland is 22 miles west of Corbridge
north
24m
Gilsland is 24 miles north of Penrith
north-east
26m
Gilsland is 26 miles north-east of Wigton
east
27m
Gilsland is 27 miles east of Annan

What are the nearest cities to Gilsland?

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

north-east
16m
Gilsland is 16 miles north-east of Carlisle
west
38m
Gilsland is 38 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
42m
Gilsland is 42 miles west of Durham
west
48m
Gilsland is 48 miles west of Sunderland
north
66m
Gilsland is 66 miles north of Lancaster
south
70m
Gilsland is 70 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
73m
Gilsland is 73 miles north-west of Ripon
south-east
82m
Gilsland is 82 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north
86m
Gilsland is 86 miles north of Preston
south-east
89m
Gilsland is 89 miles south-east of Glasgow