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Where is Watchgate?

Watchgate is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles north of the town of Kendal, 36 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 110 miles south of Edinburgh, 202 miles north of Cardiff, and 226 miles north-west of London. Watchgate was historically in the county of Westmorland. Watchgate falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA8 postcode district. The post town for Watchgate is Kendal.

Watchgate on a map

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

Which county is Watchgate in?

Watchgate 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 Watchgate in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Watchgate within Cumbria
Location of Watchgate within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Watchgate?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Watchgate is LA8 9JX.

Where is Watchgate in LA8?

Watchgate is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Watchgate within LA8
Location of Watchgate within LA8

What is the post town for Watchgate?

The post town for Watchgate is Kendal. Watchgate is in the LA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kendal.

What is the latitude and longitude of Watchgate?

The centre of Watchgate is located at position 54.38464° latitude and -2.72768° longitude.

Latitude54.38464°
Longitude-2.72768°

What is the easting and northing of Watchgate?

The centre of Watchgate is located at the grid reference easting 352839 and northing 499039 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting352839
Northing499039

What are the nearest towns to Watchgate?

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

north
4m
Watchgate is 4 miles north of Kendal
east
7m
Watchgate is 7 miles east of Windermere
east
8m
Watchgate is 8 miles east of Bowness-on-Windermere
north-west
9m
Watchgate is 9 miles north-west of Sedbergh
east
10m
Watchgate is 10 miles east of Ambleside
north
14m
Watchgate is 14 miles north of Kirkby Lonsdale
north-east
15m
Watchgate is 15 miles north-east of Grange-over-Sands
south-west
16m
Watchgate is 16 miles south-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
west
16m
Watchgate is 16 miles west of Kirkby Stephen
north
18m
Watchgate is 18 miles north of Carnforth

What are the nearest cities to Watchgate?

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

north
23m
Watchgate is 23 miles north of Lancaster
south
36m
Watchgate is 36 miles south of Carlisle
north
43m
Watchgate is 43 miles north of Preston
west
52m
Watchgate is 52 miles west of Ripon
south-west
53m
Watchgate is 53 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
57m
Watchgate is 57 miles north-west of Bradford
south-west
61m
Watchgate is 61 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
63m
Watchgate is 63 miles north-west of Leeds
south-west
65m
Watchgate is 65 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
65m
Watchgate is 65 miles north of Salford