Port Carlisle is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles south-east of the town of Annan, 11 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 70 miles south of Edinburgh, 240 miles north of Cardiff, and 269 miles north-west of London. Port Carlisle lies just south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Port Carlisle falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Port Carlisle is Wigton.
Port Carlisle 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 |
Port Carlisle is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Port Carlisle is CA7 5BZ.
Port Carlisle is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district.
The post town for Port Carlisle is Wigton. Port Carlisle is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.
The centre of Port Carlisle is located at position 54.9478° latitude and -3.18635° longitude.
Latitude | 54.9478° |
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Longitude | -3.18635° |
The centre of Port Carlisle is located at the grid reference easting 324110 and northing 562105 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 324110 |
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Northing | 562105 |
Position of Port Carlisle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Port Carlisle to the centre of the town.
Position of Port Carlisle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Port Carlisle to the centre of the city.