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Where is Sunderland?

Sunderland is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles south-east of the town of Aspatria, 19 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 86 miles south of Edinburgh, 223 miles north of Cardiff, and 256 miles north-west of London. Sunderland was historically in the county of Cumberland. Sunderland falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA13 postcode district. The post town for Sunderland is Cockermouth.

Sunderland on a map

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

Which county is Sunderland in?

Sunderland is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Sunderland in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Sunderland within Cumbria
Location of Sunderland within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Sunderland?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sunderland is CA13 9SS.

Where is Sunderland in CA13?

Sunderland is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sunderland within CA13
Location of Sunderland within CA13

What is the post town for Sunderland?

The post town for Sunderland is Cockermouth. Sunderland is in the CA13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cockermouth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sunderland?

The centre of Sunderland is located at position 54.70733° latitude and -3.27548° longitude.

Latitude54.70733°
Longitude-3.27548°

What is the easting and northing of Sunderland?

The centre of Sunderland is located at the grid reference easting 317914 and northing 535448 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting317914
Northing535448

What are the nearest towns to Sunderland?

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

south-east
5m
Sunderland is 5 miles south-east of Aspatria
north-east
5m
Sunderland is 5 miles north-east of Cockermouth
east
9m
Sunderland is 9 miles east of Maryport
north-west
9m
Sunderland is 9 miles north-west of Keswick
south-west
9m
Sunderland is 9 miles south-west of Wigton
east
12m
Sunderland is 12 miles east of Workington
south
12m
Sunderland is 12 miles south of Silloth
north-east
16m
Sunderland is 16 miles north-east of Cleator Moor
north-east
17m
Sunderland is 17 miles north-east of Whitehaven
north-east
19m
Sunderland is 19 miles north-east of Egremont

What are the nearest cities to Sunderland?

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

south-west
19m
Sunderland is 19 miles south-west of Carlisle
north
49m
Sunderland is 49 miles north of Lancaster
west
68m
Sunderland is 68 miles west of Durham
west
69m
Sunderland is 69 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
70m
Sunderland is 70 miles north of Preston
west
77m
Sunderland is 77 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
81m
Sunderland is 81 miles north-west of Ripon
south
86m
Sunderland is 86 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
88m
Sunderland is 88 miles north-west of Bradford
south-east
89m
Sunderland is 89 miles south-east of Glasgow