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Where is Bolton?

Bolton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north-west of the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, 25 miles south-east of the major city of Carlisle, 97 miles south of Edinburgh, 217 miles north of Cardiff, and 236 miles north-west of London. Bolton was historically in the county of Westmorland. Bolton falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA16 postcode district. The post town for Bolton is Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Bolton on a map

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

Which county is Bolton in?

Bolton 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 Bolton in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Bolton within Cumbria
Location of Bolton within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Bolton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bolton is CA16 6AN.

Where is Bolton in CA16?

Bolton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bolton within CA16
Location of Bolton within CA16

What is the post town for Bolton?

The post town for Bolton is Appleby-in-Westmorland. Bolton is in the CA16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Appleby-in-Westmorland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bolton?

The centre of Bolton is located at position 54.60257° latitude and -2.56236° longitude.

Latitude54.60257°
Longitude-2.56236°

What is the easting and northing of Bolton?

The centre of Bolton is located at the grid reference easting 363769 and northing 523190 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting363769
Northing523190

What are the nearest towns to Bolton?

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

north-west
3m
Bolton is 3 miles north-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
south-east
9m
Bolton is 9 miles south-east of Penrith
north-west
12m
Bolton is 12 miles north-west of Kirkby Stephen
south
15m
Bolton is 15 miles south of Alston
north
19m
Bolton is 19 miles north of Sedbergh
north-east
20m
Bolton is 20 miles north-east of Ambleside
north
20m
Bolton is 20 miles north of Kendal
north-east
21m
Bolton is 21 miles north-east of Windermere
north-east
22m
Bolton is 22 miles north-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
east
23m
Bolton is 23 miles east of Keswick

What are the nearest cities to Bolton?

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

south-east
25m
Bolton is 25 miles south-east of Carlisle
north
39m
Bolton is 39 miles north of Lancaster
west
41m
Bolton is 41 miles west of Durham
south-west
46m
Bolton is 46 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
51m
Bolton is 51 miles south-west of Sunderland
north-west
53m
Bolton is 53 miles north-west of Ripon
north
58m
Bolton is 58 miles north of Preston
north-west
65m
Bolton is 65 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
69m
Bolton is 69 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
74m
Bolton is 74 miles north-west of York