Rickerby is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, one mile north-east of the major city of Carlisle, 73 miles south of Edinburgh, 237 miles north of Cardiff, and 261 miles north-west of London. Rickerby lies eight miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Rickerby falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA3 postcode district. The post town for Rickerby is Carlisle.
Rickerby 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 |
Rickerby 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 Rickerby is CA3 9AA.
Rickerby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA3 postcode district.
The post town for Rickerby is Carlisle. Rickerby is in the CA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Rickerby is located at position 54.90492° latitude and -2.91405° longitude.
Latitude | 54.90492° |
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Longitude | -2.91405° |
The centre of Rickerby is located at the grid reference easting 341489 and northing 557072 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 341489 |
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Northing | 557072 |
Position of Rickerby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rickerby to the centre of the town.
Position of Rickerby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rickerby to the centre of the city.