Raby is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles north-west of the town of Wigton, 14 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 76 miles south of Edinburgh, 233 miles north of Cardiff, and 265 miles north-west of London. Raby lies seven miles south of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Raby falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Raby is Wigton.
Raby 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 |
Raby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Raby is CA7 5HG.
Raby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district.
The post town for Raby is Wigton. Raby is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.
The centre of Raby is located at position 54.8535° latitude and -3.26668° longitude.
Latitude | 54.8535° |
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Longitude | -3.26668° |
The centre of Raby is located at the grid reference easting 318775 and northing 551702 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 318775 |
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Northing | 551702 |
Position of Raby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Raby to the centre of the town.
Position of Raby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Raby to the centre of the city.