The Common is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, one mile north-east of the town of Windermere, 35 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 109 miles south of Edinburgh, 201 miles north of Cardiff, and 230 miles north-west of London. The Common was historically in the county of Westmorland. The Common falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA23 postcode district. The post town for The Common is Windermere.
The Common is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Westmorland |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
The Common is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of The Common is LA23 1JQ.
The Common is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA23 postcode district.
The post town for The Common is Windermere. The Common is in the LA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Windermere.
The centre of The Common is located at position 54.38832° latitude and -2.89148° longitude.
Latitude | 54.38832° |
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Longitude | -2.89148° |
The centre of The Common is located at the grid reference easting 342206 and northing 499570 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 342206 |
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Northing | 499570 |
Position of The Common relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of The Common to the centre of the town.
Position of The Common relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of The Common to the centre of the city.