Winster is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles south-east of the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, 36 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 113 miles south of Edinburgh, 198 miles north of Cardiff, and 226 miles north-west of London. Winster was historically in the county of Westmorland. Winster falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA23 postcode district. The post town for Winster is Windermere.
Winster is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Westmorland |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Winster is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Winster is LA23 3NR.
Winster is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA23 postcode district.
The post town for Winster is Windermere. Winster is in the LA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Windermere.
The centre of Winster is located at position 54.33372° latitude and -2.89588° longitude.
Latitude | 54.33372° |
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Longitude | -2.89588° |
The centre of Winster is located at the grid reference easting 341843 and northing 493498 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 341843 |
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Northing | 493498 |
Position of Winster relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Winster to the centre of the town.
Position of Winster relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Winster to the centre of the city.