Nenthead is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles south-east of the town of Alston, 25 miles east of the major city of Carlisle, 87 miles south of Edinburgh, 231 miles north of Cardiff, and 244 miles north-west of London. Nenthead lies just south of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Nenthead falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA9 postcode district. The post town for Nenthead is Alston.
Nenthead is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Nenthead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Nenthead is CA9 3PE.
Nenthead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA9 postcode district.
The post town for Nenthead is Alston. Nenthead is in the CA9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Alston.
The centre of Nenthead is located at position 54.7879° latitude and -2.34153° longitude.
Latitude | 54.7879° |
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Longitude | -2.34153° |
The centre of Nenthead is located at the grid reference easting 378135 and northing 543721 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 378135 |
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Northing | 543721 |
Position of Nenthead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Nenthead to the centre of the town.
Position of Nenthead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Nenthead to the centre of the city.