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Where is Gosforth?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Gosforth in?

Gosforth 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 Gosforth in Cumbria?

Gosforth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Gosforth within Cumbria
Location of Gosforth within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Gosforth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gosforth is CA20 1AL.

Where is Gosforth in CA20?

Gosforth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gosforth within CA20
Location of Gosforth within CA20

What is the post town for Gosforth?

The post town for Gosforth is Seascale. Gosforth is in the CA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Seascale.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gosforth?

The centre of Gosforth is located at position 54.41855° latitude and -3.43894° longitude.

Latitude54.41855°
Longitude-3.43894°

What is the easting and northing of Gosforth?

The centre of Gosforth is located at the grid reference easting 306725 and northing 503522 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting306725
Northing503522

What are the nearest towns to Gosforth?

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

south-east
6m
Gosforth is 6 miles south-east of Egremont
south-east
8m
Gosforth is 8 miles south-east of Cleator Moor
south-east
11m
Gosforth is 11 miles south-east of Whitehaven
north-west
13m
Gosforth is 13 miles north-west of Broughton in Furness
north-west
16m
Gosforth is 16 miles north-west of Millom
south
16m
Gosforth is 16 miles south of Workington
south
17m
Gosforth is 17 miles south of Cockermouth
south-west
18m
Gosforth is 18 miles south-west of Keswick
west
19m
Gosforth is 19 miles west of Ambleside
south
21m
Gosforth is 21 miles south of Maryport

What are the nearest cities to Gosforth?

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

north-west
36m
Gosforth is 36 miles north-west of Lancaster
south-west
39m
Gosforth is 39 miles south-west of Carlisle
north-west
55m
Gosforth is 55 miles north-west of Preston
north
72m
Gosforth is 72 miles north of Liverpool
west
79m
Gosforth is 79 miles west of Durham
north-west
80m
Gosforth is 80 miles north-west of Salford
west
80m
Gosforth is 80 miles west of Ripon
north
80m
Gosforth is 80 miles north of St Asaph
north-west
81m
Gosforth is 81 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
81m
Gosforth is 81 miles north-west of Manchester

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