Moat is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles north-east of the town of Longtown, 11 miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 63 miles south of Edinburgh, 248 miles north of Cardiff, and 271 miles north-west of London. Moat lies just east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Moat falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA6 postcode district. The post town for Moat is Carlisle.
Moat 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 |
Moat is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Moat is CA6 5PJ.
Moat is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA6 postcode district.
The post town for Moat is Carlisle. Moat is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Moat is located at position 55.05729° latitude and -2.92288° longitude.
Latitude | 55.05729° |
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Longitude | -2.92288° |
The centre of Moat is located at the grid reference easting 341146 and northing 574035 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 341146 |
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Northing | 574035 |
Position of Moat relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Moat to the centre of the town.
Position of Moat relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Moat to the centre of the city.