Hawkshead is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles west of the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, 36 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 110 miles south of Edinburgh, 200 miles north of Cardiff, and 231 miles north-west of London. Hawkshead was historically in the county of Lancashire. Hawkshead falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA22 postcode district. The post town for Hawkshead is Ambleside.
Hawkshead is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Hawkshead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hawkshead is LA22 0PZ.
Hawkshead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA22 postcode district.
The post town for Hawkshead is Ambleside. Hawkshead is in the LA22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ambleside.
The centre of Hawkshead is located at position 54.37008° latitude and -2.99687° longitude.
Latitude | 54.37008° |
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Longitude | -2.99687° |
The centre of Hawkshead is located at the grid reference easting 335333 and northing 497633 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 335333 |
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Northing | 497633 |
Position of Hawkshead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hawkshead to the centre of the town.
Position of Hawkshead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hawkshead to the centre of the city.