Wheyrigg is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles west of the town of Wigton, 13 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 78 miles south of Edinburgh, 231 miles north of Cardiff, and 263 miles north-west of London. Wheyrigg was historically in the county of Cumberland. Wheyrigg falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Wheyrigg is Wigton.
Wheyrigg is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumberland |
Wheyrigg is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wheyrigg is CA7 0DH.
Wheyrigg is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district.
The post town for Wheyrigg is Wigton. Wheyrigg is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.
The centre of Wheyrigg is located at position 54.82794° latitude and -3.24927° longitude.
Latitude | 54.82794° |
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Longitude | -3.24927° |
The centre of Wheyrigg is located at the grid reference easting 319842 and northing 548838 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 319842 |
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Northing | 548838 |
Position of Wheyrigg relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wheyrigg to the centre of the town.
Position of Wheyrigg relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wheyrigg to the centre of the city.