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Where is Knock?

Knock is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles north of the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, 24 miles south-east of the major city of Carlisle, 95 miles south of Edinburgh, 220 miles north of Cardiff, and 237 miles north-west of London. Knock lies seven miles west of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Knock falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA16 postcode district. The post town for Knock is Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Knock on a map

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

Which county is Knock in?

Knock 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 Knock in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Knock within Cumbria
Location of Knock within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Knock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Knock is CA16 6DL.

Where is Knock in CA16?

Knock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Knock within CA16
Location of Knock within CA16

What is the post town for Knock?

The post town for Knock is Appleby-in-Westmorland. Knock is in the CA16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Appleby-in-Westmorland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Knock?

The centre of Knock is located at position 54.64046° latitude and -2.50291° longitude.

Latitude54.64046°
Longitude-2.50291°

What is the easting and northing of Knock?

The centre of Knock is located at the grid reference easting 367640 and northing 527376 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting367640
Northing527376

What are the nearest towns to Knock?

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

north
4m
Knock is 4 miles north of Appleby-in-Westmorland
east
10m
Knock is 10 miles east of Penrith
south
12m
Knock is 12 miles south of Alston
north-west
13m
Knock is 13 miles north-west of Kirkby Stephen
west
21m
Knock is 21 miles west of Stanhope
north
22m
Knock is 22 miles north of Sedbergh
south-east
23m
Knock is 23 miles south-east of Brampton
south
23m
Knock is 23 miles south of Haltwhistle
north-east
23m
Knock is 23 miles north-east of Ambleside
north-east
24m
Knock is 24 miles north-east of Kendal

What are the nearest cities to Knock?

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

south-east
24m
Knock is 24 miles south-east of Carlisle
west
38m
Knock is 38 miles west of Durham
north
43m
Knock is 43 miles north of Lancaster
south-west
43m
Knock is 43 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
48m
Knock is 48 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
53m
Knock is 53 miles north-west of Ripon
north
61m
Knock is 61 miles north of Preston
north-west
66m
Knock is 66 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
70m
Knock is 70 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
74m
Knock is 74 miles north-west of York