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Where is Bassenthwaite?

Bassenthwaite is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, six miles north of the town of Keswick, 18 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 88 miles south of Edinburgh, 221 miles north of Cardiff, and 253 miles north-west of London. Bassenthwaite was historically in the county of Cumberland. Bassenthwaite falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA12 postcode district. The post town for Bassenthwaite is Keswick.

Bassenthwaite on a map

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

Which county is Bassenthwaite in?

Bassenthwaite 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 Bassenthwaite in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Bassenthwaite within Cumbria
Location of Bassenthwaite within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Bassenthwaite?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bassenthwaite is CA12 4QJ.

Where is Bassenthwaite in CA12?

Bassenthwaite is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bassenthwaite within CA12
Location of Bassenthwaite within CA12

What is the post town for Bassenthwaite?

The post town for Bassenthwaite is Keswick. Bassenthwaite is in the CA12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Keswick.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bassenthwaite?

The centre of Bassenthwaite is located at position 54.67799° latitude and -3.19516° longitude.

Latitude54.67799°
Longitude-3.19516°

What is the easting and northing of Bassenthwaite?

The centre of Bassenthwaite is located at the grid reference easting 323034 and northing 532093 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting323034
Northing532093

What are the nearest towns to Bassenthwaite?

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

north
6m
Bassenthwaite is 6 miles north of Keswick
east
7m
Bassenthwaite is 7 miles east of Cockermouth
south-east
8m
Bassenthwaite is 8 miles south-east of Aspatria
south
10m
Bassenthwaite is 10 miles south of Wigton
east
12m
Bassenthwaite is 12 miles east of Maryport
east
14m
Bassenthwaite is 14 miles east of Workington
south-east
15m
Bassenthwaite is 15 miles south-east of Silloth
north-east
17m
Bassenthwaite is 17 miles north-east of Cleator Moor
west
18m
Bassenthwaite is 18 miles west of Penrith
north-east
18m
Bassenthwaite is 18 miles north-east of Whitehaven

What are the nearest cities to Bassenthwaite?

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

south-west
18m
Bassenthwaite is 18 miles south-west of Carlisle
north
46m
Bassenthwaite is 46 miles north of Lancaster
west
65m
Bassenthwaite is 65 miles west of Durham
north
67m
Bassenthwaite is 67 miles north of Preston
west
67m
Bassenthwaite is 67 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
74m
Bassenthwaite is 74 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
77m
Bassenthwaite is 77 miles north-west of Ripon
north-west
85m
Bassenthwaite is 85 miles north-west of Bradford
north
88m
Bassenthwaite is 88 miles north of Liverpool
south
88m
Bassenthwaite is 88 miles south of Edinburgh