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Where is Waitby?

Waitby is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles west of the town of Kirkby Stephen, 34 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 107 miles south of Edinburgh, 209 miles north of Cardiff, and 225 miles north-west of London. Waitby lies four miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Waitby falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA17 postcode district. The post town for Waitby is Kirkby Stephen.

Waitby on a map

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

Which county is Waitby in?

Waitby is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Waitby in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Waitby within Cumbria
Location of Waitby within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Waitby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Waitby is CA17 4HF.

Where is Waitby in CA17?

Waitby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Waitby within CA17
Location of Waitby within CA17

What is the post town for Waitby?

The post town for Waitby is Kirkby Stephen. Waitby is in the CA17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkby Stephen.

What is the latitude and longitude of Waitby?

The centre of Waitby is located at position 54.46842° latitude and -2.38547° longitude.

Latitude54.46842°
Longitude-2.38547°

What is the easting and northing of Waitby?

The centre of Waitby is located at the grid reference easting 375114 and northing 508185 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting375114
Northing508185

What are the nearest towns to Waitby?

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

west
2m
Waitby is 2 miles west of Kirkby Stephen
south-east
9m
Waitby is 9 miles south-east of Appleby-in-Westmorland
north-east
12m
Waitby is 12 miles north-east of Sedbergh
north-east
17m
Waitby is 17 miles north-east of Kendal
west
20m
Waitby is 20 miles west of Barnard Castle
south-east
20m
Waitby is 20 miles south-east of Penrith
north-east
20m
Waitby is 20 miles north-east of Kirkby Lonsdale
east
22m
Waitby is 22 miles east of Windermere
east
23m
Waitby is 23 miles east of Bowness-on-Windermere
east
23m
Waitby is 23 miles east of Ambleside

What are the nearest cities to Waitby?

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

north-east
34m
Waitby is 34 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-east
37m
Waitby is 37 miles south-east of Carlisle
south-west
39m
Waitby is 39 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
42m
Waitby is 42 miles north-west of Ripon
south-west
47m
Waitby is 47 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
50m
Waitby is 50 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
51m
Waitby is 51 miles north of Preston
north-west
53m
Waitby is 53 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
57m
Waitby is 57 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
63m
Waitby is 63 miles north-west of York