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Where is Wellington?

Wellington is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, six miles south-east of the town of Egremont, 38 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 106 miles south of Edinburgh, 204 miles north of Cardiff, and 243 miles north-west of London. Wellington was historically in the county of Cumberland. Wellington falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA20 postcode district. The post town for Wellington is Seascale.

Wellington on a map

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

Which county is Wellington in?

Wellington 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 Wellington in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Wellington within Cumbria
Location of Wellington within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Wellington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wellington is CA20 1FA.

Where is Wellington in CA20?

Wellington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wellington within CA20
Location of Wellington within CA20

What is the post town for Wellington?

The post town for Wellington is Seascale. Wellington is in the CA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Seascale.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wellington?

The centre of Wellington is located at position 54.42193° latitude and -3.42207° longitude.

Latitude54.42193°
Longitude-3.42207°

What is the easting and northing of Wellington?

The centre of Wellington is located at the grid reference easting 307827 and northing 503876 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting307827
Northing503876

What are the nearest towns to Wellington?

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

south-east
6m
Wellington is 6 miles south-east of Egremont
south-east
8m
Wellington is 8 miles south-east of Cleator Moor
south-east
11m
Wellington is 11 miles south-east of Whitehaven
north-west
13m
Wellington is 13 miles north-west of Broughton in Furness
north
16m
Wellington is 16 miles north of Millom
south
16m
Wellington is 16 miles south of Workington
south-west
17m
Wellington is 17 miles south-west of Keswick
south
17m
Wellington is 17 miles south of Cockermouth
west
19m
Wellington is 19 miles west of Ambleside
south
20m
Wellington is 20 miles south of Maryport

What are the nearest cities to Wellington?

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

north-west
36m
Wellington is 36 miles north-west of Lancaster
south-west
38m
Wellington is 38 miles south-west of Carlisle
north-west
54m
Wellington is 54 miles north-west of Preston
north
72m
Wellington is 72 miles north of Liverpool
west
78m
Wellington is 78 miles west of Durham
west
79m
Wellington is 79 miles west of Ripon
north-west
80m
Wellington is 80 miles north-west of Salford
north
81m
Wellington is 81 miles north of St Asaph
north-west
81m
Wellington is 81 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
81m
Wellington is 81 miles north-west of Manchester