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Where is Thornthwaite?

Thornthwaite is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles south of the town of Wigton, 12 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 82 miles south of Edinburgh, 227 miles north of Cardiff, and 257 miles north-west of London. Thornthwaite was historically in the county of Cumberland. Thornthwaite falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Thornthwaite is Wigton.

Thornthwaite on a map

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

Which county is Thornthwaite in?

Thornthwaite 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 Thornthwaite in Cumbria?

Thornthwaite is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Thornthwaite within Cumbria
Location of Thornthwaite within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Thornthwaite?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornthwaite is CA7 8NG.

Where is Thornthwaite in CA7?

Thornthwaite is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thornthwaite within CA7
Location of Thornthwaite within CA7

What is the post town for Thornthwaite?

The post town for Thornthwaite is Wigton. Thornthwaite is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thornthwaite?

The centre of Thornthwaite is located at position 54.7669° latitude and -3.14047° longitude.

Latitude54.7669°
Longitude-3.14047°

What is the easting and northing of Thornthwaite?

The centre of Thornthwaite is located at the grid reference easting 326721 and northing 541927 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting326721
Northing541927

What are the nearest towns to Thornthwaite?

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

south
4m
Thornthwaite is 4 miles south of Wigton
east
8m
Thornthwaite is 8 miles east of Aspatria
north
11m
Thornthwaite is 11 miles north of Keswick
north-east
11m
Thornthwaite is 11 miles north-east of Cockermouth
south-east
12m
Thornthwaite is 12 miles south-east of Silloth
east
15m
Thornthwaite is 15 miles east of Maryport
south
16m
Thornthwaite is 16 miles south of Annan
north-west
17m
Thornthwaite is 17 miles north-west of Penrith
south-west
18m
Thornthwaite is 18 miles south-west of Longtown
north-east
18m
Thornthwaite is 18 miles north-east of Workington

What are the nearest cities to Thornthwaite?

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

south-west
12m
Thornthwaite is 12 miles south-west of Carlisle
north
51m
Thornthwaite is 51 miles north of Lancaster
west
62m
Thornthwaite is 62 miles west of Durham
west
63m
Thornthwaite is 63 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
71m
Thornthwaite is 71 miles west of Sunderland
north
72m
Thornthwaite is 72 miles north of Preston
north-west
78m
Thornthwaite is 78 miles north-west of Ripon
south
82m
Thornthwaite is 82 miles south of Edinburgh
south-east
87m
Thornthwaite is 87 miles south-east of Glasgow
north-west
88m
Thornthwaite is 88 miles north-west of Bradford