Thornby is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north-east of the town of Wigton, seven miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 76 miles south of Edinburgh, 234 miles north of Cardiff, and 262 miles north-west of London. Thornby was historically in the county of Cumberland. Thornby falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Thornby is Wigton.
Thornby 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 |
Thornby 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 Thornby is CA7 0HH.
Thornby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district.
The post town for Thornby is Wigton. Thornby is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.
The centre of Thornby is located at position 54.8581° latitude and -3.10916° longitude.
Latitude | 54.8581° |
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Longitude | -3.10916° |
The centre of Thornby is located at the grid reference easting 328896 and northing 552043 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 328896 |
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Northing | 552043 |
Position of Thornby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornby to the centre of the town.
Position of Thornby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thornby to the centre of the city.