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Where is Westlinton?

Westlinton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles south of the town of Longtown, five miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 69 miles south of Edinburgh, 242 miles north of Cardiff, and 266 miles north-west of London. Westlinton lies four miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Westlinton falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA6 postcode district. The post town for Westlinton is Carlisle.

Westlinton on a map

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

Which county is Westlinton in?

Westlinton 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 Westlinton in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Westlinton within Cumbria
Location of Westlinton within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Westlinton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Westlinton is CA6 6AP.

Where is Westlinton in CA6?

Westlinton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Westlinton within CA6
Location of Westlinton within CA6

What is the post town for Westlinton?

The post town for Westlinton is Carlisle. Westlinton is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Westlinton?

The centre of Westlinton is located at position 54.97141° latitude and -2.95062° longitude.

Latitude54.97141°
Longitude-2.95062°

What is the easting and northing of Westlinton?

The centre of Westlinton is located at the grid reference easting 339244 and northing 564502 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339244
Northing564502

What are the nearest towns to Westlinton?

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

south
3m
Westlinton is 3 miles south of Longtown
west
9m
Westlinton is 9 miles west of Brampton
east
12m
Westlinton is 12 miles east of Annan
south
13m
Westlinton is 13 miles south of Langholm
north-east
13m
Westlinton is 13 miles north-east of Wigton
east
19m
Westlinton is 19 miles east of Silloth
south-east
19m
Westlinton is 19 miles south-east of Lockerbie
west
20m
Westlinton is 20 miles west of Haltwhistle
north-east
21m
Westlinton is 21 miles north-east of Aspatria
south-east
22m
Westlinton is 22 miles south-east of Lochmaben

What are the nearest cities to Westlinton?

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

north
5m
Westlinton is 5 miles north of Carlisle
west
53m
Westlinton is 53 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
56m
Westlinton is 56 miles west of Durham
west
63m
Westlinton is 63 miles west of Sunderland
north
64m
Westlinton is 64 miles north of Lancaster
south
69m
Westlinton is 69 miles south of Edinburgh
south
79m
Westlinton is 79 miles south of Dunfermline
south-east
80m
Westlinton is 80 miles south-east of Glasgow
north-west
81m
Westlinton is 81 miles north-west of Ripon
north
84m
Westlinton is 84 miles north of Preston