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Where is Winster?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Winster in?

Winster 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 Winster in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Winster within Cumbria
Location of Winster within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Winster?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Winster is LA23 3NR.

Where is Winster in LA23?

Winster is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Winster within LA23
Location of Winster within LA23

What is the post town for Winster?

The post town for Winster is Windermere. Winster is in the LA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Windermere.

What is the latitude and longitude of Winster?

The centre of Winster is located at position 54.33372° latitude and -2.89588° longitude.

Latitude54.33372°
Longitude-2.89588°

What is the easting and northing of Winster?

The centre of Winster is located at the grid reference easting 341843 and northing 493498 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting341843
Northing493498

What are the nearest towns to Winster?

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

south-east
2m
Winster is 2 miles south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
south
3m
Winster is 3 miles south of Windermere
west
6m
Winster is 6 miles west of Kendal
south
7m
Winster is 7 miles south of Ambleside
north
10m
Winster is 10 miles north of Grange-over-Sands
north-east
12m
Winster is 12 miles north-east of Ulverston
east
13m
Winster is 13 miles east of Broughton in Furness
west
15m
Winster is 15 miles west of Sedbergh
north
15m
Winster is 15 miles north of Carnforth
north-west
15m
Winster is 15 miles north-west of Kirkby Lonsdale

What are the nearest cities to Winster?

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

north
20m
Winster is 20 miles north of Lancaster
south
39m
Winster is 39 miles south of Carlisle
north
40m
Winster is 40 miles north of Preston
west
57m
Winster is 57 miles west of Ripon
north-west
60m
Winster is 60 miles north-west of Bradford
south-west
61m
Winster is 61 miles south-west of Durham
north
64m
Winster is 64 miles north of Salford
north
64m
Winster is 64 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
65m
Winster is 65 miles north-west of Manchester
north-west
66m
Winster is 66 miles north-west of Leeds