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Where is Rookby?

Rookby is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles north-east of the town of Kirkby Stephen, 30 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 107 miles south of Edinburgh, 211 miles north of Cardiff, and 225 miles north-west of London. Rookby lies four miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Rookby falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA17 postcode district. The post town for Rookby is Kirkby Stephen.

Rookby on a map

Map showing extent of Rookby as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Rookby
Map showing location of Rookby within the UK
Location of Rookby within the UK

Which county is Rookby in?

Rookby is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Rookby in Cumbria?

Rookby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Rookby within Cumbria
Location of Rookby within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Rookby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rookby is CA17 4HX.

Where is Rookby in CA17?

Rookby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rookby within CA17
Location of Rookby within CA17

What is the post town for Rookby?

The post town for Rookby is Kirkby Stephen. Rookby is in the CA17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkby Stephen.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rookby?

The centre of Rookby is located at position 54.49357° latitude and -2.30737° longitude.

Latitude54.49357°
Longitude-2.30737°

What is the easting and northing of Rookby?

The centre of Rookby is located at the grid reference easting 380188 and northing 510959 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting380188
Northing510959

What are the nearest towns to Rookby?

Position of Rookby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rookby to the centre of the town.

north-east
2m
Rookby is 2 miles north-east of Kirkby Stephen
south-east
9m
Rookby is 9 miles south-east of Appleby-in-Westmorland
north-east
15m
Rookby is 15 miles north-east of Sedbergh
west
16m
Rookby is 16 miles west of Barnard Castle
north-east
21m
Rookby is 21 miles north-east of Kendal
south-west
21m
Rookby is 21 miles south-west of Stanhope
south-east
22m
Rookby is 22 miles south-east of Penrith
south
23m
Rookby is 23 miles south of Alston
north-west
23m
Rookby is 23 miles north-west of Leyburn
north-east
23m
Rookby is 23 miles north-east of Kirkby Lonsdale

What are the nearest cities to Rookby?

Position of Rookby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rookby to the centre of the city.

south-west
35m
Rookby is 35 miles south-west of Durham
north-east
37m
Rookby is 37 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-east
37m
Rookby is 37 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-west
40m
Rookby is 40 miles north-west of Ripon
south-west
44m
Rookby is 44 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
47m
Rookby is 47 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
53m
Rookby is 53 miles north of Preston
north-west
54m
Rookby is 54 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
57m
Rookby is 57 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
62m
Rookby is 62 miles north-west of York