Thwaite Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles south-west of the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, 34 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 114 miles south of Edinburgh, 196 miles north of Cardiff, and 227 miles north-west of London. Thwaite Head was historically in the county of Lancashire. Thwaite Head falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA12 postcode district. The post town for Thwaite Head is Ulverston.
Thwaite Head is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Thwaite Head 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 Thwaite Head is LA12 8JY.
Thwaite Head is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA12 postcode district.
The post town for Thwaite Head is Ulverston. Thwaite Head is in the LA12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ulverston.
The centre of Thwaite Head is located at position 54.30759° latitude and -3.00445° longitude.
Latitude | 54.30759° |
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Longitude | -3.00445° |
The centre of Thwaite Head is located at the grid reference easting 334742 and northing 490687 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 334742 |
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Northing | 490687 |
Position of Thwaite Head relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thwaite Head to the centre of the town.
Position of Thwaite Head relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thwaite Head to the centre of the city.