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Where is Harriston?

Harriston is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, one mile east of the town of Aspatria, 18 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 83 miles south of Edinburgh, 227 miles north of Cardiff, and 260 miles north-west of London. Harriston was historically in the county of Cumberland. Harriston falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Harriston is Wigton.

Harriston on a map

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

Which county is Harriston in?

Harriston 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 Harriston in Cumbria?

Harriston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Harriston within Cumbria
Location of Harriston within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Harriston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Harriston is CA7 2EF.

Where is Harriston in CA7?

Harriston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Harriston within CA7
Location of Harriston within CA7

What is the post town for Harriston?

The post town for Harriston is Wigton. Harriston is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Harriston?

The centre of Harriston is located at position 54.76214° latitude and -3.30868° longitude.

Latitude54.76214°
Longitude-3.30868°

What is the easting and northing of Harriston?

The centre of Harriston is located at the grid reference easting 315889 and northing 541587 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting315889
Northing541587

What are the nearest towns to Harriston?

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

east
1m
Harriston is 1 mile east of Aspatria
north
7m
Harriston is 7 miles north of Cockermouth
south-west
7m
Harriston is 7 miles south-west of Wigton
south-east
8m
Harriston is 8 miles south-east of Silloth
east
8m
Harriston is 8 miles east of Maryport
north-east
13m
Harriston is 13 miles north-east of Workington
north-west
13m
Harriston is 13 miles north-west of Keswick
south
16m
Harriston is 16 miles south of Annan
north-east
18m
Harriston is 18 miles north-east of Whitehaven
north-east
19m
Harriston is 19 miles north-east of Cleator Moor

What are the nearest cities to Harriston?

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

south-west
18m
Harriston is 18 miles south-west of Carlisle
north
53m
Harriston is 53 miles north of Lancaster
west
69m
Harriston is 69 miles west of Durham
west
69m
Harriston is 69 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
74m
Harriston is 74 miles north of Preston
west
77m
Harriston is 77 miles west of Sunderland
south
83m
Harriston is 83 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
84m
Harriston is 84 miles north-west of Ripon
south-east
85m
Harriston is 85 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
91m
Harriston is 91 miles south of Dunfermline