Shawfoot is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles north-west of the town of Brampton, eight miles north-east of the major city of Carlisle, 68 miles south of Edinburgh, 243 miles north of Cardiff, and 265 miles north-west of London. Shawfoot lies six miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Shawfoot falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA6 postcode district. The post town for Shawfoot is Carlisle.
Shawfoot 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 |
Shawfoot 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 Shawfoot is CA6 6DU.
Shawfoot is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA6 postcode district.
The post town for Shawfoot is Carlisle. Shawfoot is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Shawfoot is located at position 54.994° latitude and -2.8361° longitude.
Latitude | 54.994° |
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Longitude | -2.8361° |
The centre of Shawfoot is located at the grid reference easting 346605 and northing 566922 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 346605 |
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Northing | 566922 |
Position of Shawfoot relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shawfoot to the centre of the town.
Position of Shawfoot relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shawfoot to the centre of the city.