Ploughlands is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles north of the town of Wigton, eight miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 73 miles south of Edinburgh, 236 miles north of Cardiff, and 264 miles north-west of London. Ploughlands lies four miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Ploughlands falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA5 postcode district. The post town for Ploughlands is Carlisle.
Ploughlands 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 |
Ploughlands 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 Ploughlands is CA5 6JE.
Ploughlands is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA5 postcode district.
The post town for Ploughlands is Carlisle. Ploughlands is in the CA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Ploughlands is located at position 54.89266° latitude and -3.12523° longitude.
Latitude | 54.89266° |
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Longitude | -3.12523° |
The centre of Ploughlands is located at the grid reference easting 327926 and northing 555905 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 327926 |
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Northing | 555905 |
Position of Ploughlands relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ploughlands to the centre of the town.
Position of Ploughlands relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ploughlands to the centre of the city.