Gosforth is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, six miles south-east of the town of Egremont, 39 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 107 miles south of Edinburgh, 203 miles north of Cardiff, and 244 miles north-west of London. Gosforth was historically in the county of Cumberland. Gosforth falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA20 postcode district. The post town for Gosforth is Seascale.
Gosforth 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 |
Gosforth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gosforth is CA20 1AL.
Gosforth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA20 postcode district.
The post town for Gosforth is Seascale. Gosforth is in the CA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Seascale.
The centre of Gosforth is located at position 54.41855° latitude and -3.43894° longitude.
Latitude | 54.41855° |
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Longitude | -3.43894° |
The centre of Gosforth is located at the grid reference easting 306725 and northing 503522 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 306725 |
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Northing | 503522 |
Position of Gosforth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gosforth to the centre of the town.
Position of Gosforth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gosforth to the centre of the city.