Howbeck is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, eight miles south-east of the town of Wigton, 11 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 84 miles south of Edinburgh, 225 miles north of Cardiff, and 253 miles north-west of London. Howbeck was historically in the county of Cumberland. Howbeck falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Howbeck is Wigton.
Howbeck 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 |
Howbeck is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Howbeck is CA7 8JN.
Howbeck is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district.
The post town for Howbeck is Wigton. Howbeck is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.
The centre of Howbeck is located at position 54.73627° latitude and -3.01707° longitude.
Latitude | 54.73627° |
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Longitude | -3.01707° |
The centre of Howbeck is located at the grid reference easting 334611 and northing 538396 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 334611 |
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Northing | 538396 |
Position of Howbeck relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Howbeck to the centre of the town.
Position of Howbeck relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Howbeck to the centre of the city.