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Where is Bowscar?

Bowscar is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles north of the town of Penrith, 15 miles south-east of the major city of Carlisle, 88 miles south of Edinburgh, 223 miles north of Cardiff, and 246 miles north-west of London. Bowscar was historically in the county of Cumberland. Bowscar falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA11 postcode district. The post town for Bowscar is Penrith.

Bowscar on a map

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

Which county is Bowscar in?

Bowscar is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Bowscar in Cumbria?

Bowscar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Bowscar within Cumbria
Location of Bowscar within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Bowscar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bowscar is CA11 8RR.

Where is Bowscar in CA11?

Bowscar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bowscar within CA11
Location of Bowscar within CA11

What is the post town for Bowscar?

The post town for Bowscar is Penrith. Bowscar is in the CA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penrith.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bowscar?

The centre of Bowscar is located at position 54.70106° latitude and -2.75844° longitude.

Latitude54.70106°
Longitude-2.75844°

What is the easting and northing of Bowscar?

The centre of Bowscar is located at the grid reference easting 351221 and northing 534267 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting351221
Northing534267

What are the nearest towns to Bowscar?

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

north
2m
Bowscar is 2 miles north of Penrith
north-west
14m
Bowscar is 14 miles north-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
south-west
15m
Bowscar is 15 miles south-west of Alston
south
17m
Bowscar is 17 miles south of Brampton
north-east
17m
Bowscar is 17 miles north-east of Keswick
south-east
18m
Bowscar is 18 miles south-east of Wigton
north-east
20m
Bowscar is 20 miles north-east of Ambleside
south-west
22m
Bowscar is 22 miles south-west of Haltwhistle
north-west
23m
Bowscar is 23 miles north-west of Kirkby Stephen
south
23m
Bowscar is 23 miles south of Longtown

What are the nearest cities to Bowscar?

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

south-east
15m
Bowscar is 15 miles south-east of Carlisle
north
45m
Bowscar is 45 miles north of Lancaster
west
47m
Bowscar is 47 miles west of Durham
south-west
50m
Bowscar is 50 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
57m
Bowscar is 57 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
63m
Bowscar is 63 miles north-west of Ripon
north
65m
Bowscar is 65 miles north of Preston
north-west
75m
Bowscar is 75 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
79m
Bowscar is 79 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
85m
Bowscar is 85 miles north-west of York