Park Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, eight miles west of the town of Alston, 14 miles south-east of the major city of Carlisle, 84 miles south of Edinburgh, 229 miles north of Cardiff, and 248 miles north-west of London. Park Head lies four miles south-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Park Head falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA10 postcode district. The post town for Park Head is Penrith.
Park Head 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 |
Park Head 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 Park Head is CA10 1JQ.
Park Head is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA10 postcode district.
The post town for Park Head is Penrith. Park Head is in the CA10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penrith.
The centre of Park Head is located at position 54.77256° latitude and -2.63953° longitude.
Latitude | 54.77256° |
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Longitude | -2.63953° |
The centre of Park Head is located at the grid reference easting 358956 and northing 542148 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 358956 |
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Northing | 542148 |
Position of Park Head relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Park Head to the centre of the town.
Position of Park Head relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Park Head to the centre of the city.