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 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 |
Penton 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 Penton is CA6 5QE.
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.
The post town for Penton is Carlisle. Penton is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Penton is located at position 55.09259° latitude and -2.85522° longitude.
Latitude | 55.09259° |
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Longitude | -2.85522° |
The centre of Penton is located at the grid reference easting 345516 and northing 577908 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 345516 |
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Northing | 577908 |
Position of Penton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Penton to the centre of the town.
Position of Penton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Penton to the centre of the city.