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Where is Penton?

Penton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, seven miles south-east of the town of Langholm, 14 miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 61 miles south of Edinburgh, 250 miles north of Cardiff, and 272 miles north-west of London. Penton lies just east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Penton falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA6 postcode district. The post town for Penton is Carlisle.

Penton on a map

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

Which county is Penton in?

Penton 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 Penton in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Penton within Cumbria
Location of Penton within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Penton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Penton is CA6 5QE.

Where is Penton in CA6?

Penton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Penton within CA6
Location of Penton within CA6

What is the post town for Penton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Penton?

The centre of Penton is located at position 55.09259° latitude and -2.85522° longitude.

Latitude55.09259°
Longitude-2.85522°

What is the easting and northing of Penton?

The centre of Penton is located at the grid reference easting 345516 and northing 577908 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting345516
Northing577908

What are the nearest towns to Penton?

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

south-east
7m
Penton is 7 miles south-east of Langholm
north-east
7m
Penton is 7 miles north-east of Longtown
north-west
11m
Penton is 11 miles north-west of Brampton
north-east
18m
Penton is 18 miles north-east of Annan
north-west
18m
Penton is 18 miles north-west of Haltwhistle
east
20m
Penton is 20 miles east of Lockerbie
north-east
22m
Penton is 22 miles north-east of Wigton
south
23m
Penton is 23 miles south of Hawick
east
23m
Penton is 23 miles east of Lochmaben
north-west
25m
Penton is 25 miles north-west of Alston

What are the nearest cities to Penton?

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

north
14m
Penton is 14 miles north of Carlisle
west
50m
Penton is 50 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
55m
Penton is 55 miles north-west of Durham
west
60m
Penton is 60 miles west of Sunderland
south
61m
Penton is 61 miles south of Edinburgh
south
72m
Penton is 72 miles south of Dunfermline
north
72m
Penton is 72 miles north of Lancaster
south-east
76m
Penton is 76 miles south-east of Glasgow
south-east
82m
Penton is 82 miles south-east of Stirling
north-west
85m
Penton is 85 miles north-west of Ripon