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Where is Moat?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Moat in?

Moat is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Moat in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Moat within Cumbria
Location of Moat within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Moat?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Moat is CA6 5PJ.

Where is Moat in CA6?

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.

Map showing location of Moat within CA6
Location of Moat within CA6

What is the post town for Moat?

The post town for Moat is Carlisle. Moat is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Moat?

The centre of Moat is located at position 55.05729° latitude and -2.92288° longitude.

Latitude55.05729°
Longitude-2.92288°

What is the easting and northing of Moat?

The centre of Moat is located at the grid reference easting 341146 and northing 574035 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting341146
Northing574035

What are the nearest towns to Moat?

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

north-east
4m
Moat is 4 miles north-east of Longtown
south-east
7m
Moat is 7 miles south-east of Langholm
north-west
11m
Moat is 11 miles north-west of Brampton
east
14m
Moat is 14 miles east of Annan
east
18m
Moat is 18 miles east of Lockerbie
north-east
19m
Moat is 19 miles north-east of Wigton
west
19m
Moat is 19 miles west of Haltwhistle
east
21m
Moat is 21 miles east of Lochmaben
north-east
23m
Moat is 23 miles north-east of Silloth
north-west
26m
Moat is 26 miles north-west of Alston

What are the nearest cities to Moat?

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

north
11m
Moat is 11 miles north of Carlisle
west
52m
Moat is 52 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
57m
Moat is 57 miles west of Durham
west
62m
Moat is 62 miles west of Sunderland
south
63m
Moat is 63 miles south of Edinburgh
north
70m
Moat is 70 miles north of Lancaster
south
73m
Moat is 73 miles south of Dunfermline
south-east
76m
Moat is 76 miles south-east of Glasgow
south-east
83m
Moat is 83 miles south-east of Stirling
north-west
85m
Moat is 85 miles north-west of Ripon