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Where is Kentmere?

Kentmere is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles north-east of the town of Windermere, 32 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 106 miles south of Edinburgh, 205 miles north of Cardiff, and 231 miles north-west of London. Kentmere was historically in the county of Westmorland. Kentmere falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA8 postcode district. The post town for Kentmere is Kendal.

Kentmere on a map

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

Which county is Kentmere in?

Kentmere is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Kentmere in Cumbria?

Kentmere is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Kentmere within Cumbria
Location of Kentmere within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Kentmere?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kentmere is LA8 9JL.

Where is Kentmere in LA8?

Kentmere is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kentmere within LA8
Location of Kentmere within LA8

What is the post town for Kentmere?

The post town for Kentmere is Kendal. Kentmere is in the LA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kendal.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kentmere?

The centre of Kentmere is located at position 54.43161° latitude and -2.84062° longitude.

Latitude54.43161°
Longitude-2.84062°

What is the easting and northing of Kentmere?

The centre of Kentmere is located at the grid reference easting 345566 and northing 504346 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting345566
Northing504346

What are the nearest towns to Kentmere?

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

north-east
4m
Kentmere is 4 miles north-east of Windermere
east
5m
Kentmere is 5 miles east of Ambleside
north-east
6m
Kentmere is 6 miles north-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
north-west
8m
Kentmere is 8 miles north-west of Kendal
north-west
15m
Kentmere is 15 miles north-west of Sedbergh
south
17m
Kentmere is 17 miles south of Penrith
north
17m
Kentmere is 17 miles north of Grange-over-Sands
south-east
17m
Kentmere is 17 miles south-east of Keswick
south-west
17m
Kentmere is 17 miles south-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
north-east
18m
Kentmere is 18 miles north-east of Broughton in Furness

What are the nearest cities to Kentmere?

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

north
26m
Kentmere is 26 miles north of Lancaster
south
32m
Kentmere is 32 miles south of Carlisle
north
47m
Kentmere is 47 miles north of Preston
south-west
56m
Kentmere is 56 miles south-west of Durham
west
57m
Kentmere is 57 miles west of Ripon
south-west
62m
Kentmere is 62 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
63m
Kentmere is 63 miles north-west of Bradford
south-west
67m
Kentmere is 67 miles south-west of Sunderland
north-west
68m
Kentmere is 68 miles north-west of Leeds
north
69m
Kentmere is 69 miles north of Salford