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Where is Bridgend?

Bridgend is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, seven miles north of the town of Ambleside, 25 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 99 miles south of Edinburgh, 211 miles north of Cardiff, and 238 miles north-west of London. Bridgend was historically in the county of Westmorland. Bridgend falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA11 postcode district. The post town for Bridgend is Penrith.

Bridgend on a map

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

Which county is Bridgend in?

Bridgend 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 Bridgend in Cumbria?

Bridgend 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 Bridgend within Cumbria
Location of Bridgend within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Bridgend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bridgend is CA11 0NR.

Where is Bridgend in CA11?

Bridgend is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bridgend within CA11
Location of Bridgend within CA11

What is the post town for Bridgend?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Bridgend?

The centre of Bridgend is located at position 54.52493° latitude and -2.93141° longitude.

Latitude54.52493°
Longitude-2.93141°

What is the easting and northing of Bridgend?

The centre of Bridgend is located at the grid reference easting 339814 and northing 514804 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339814
Northing514804

What are the nearest towns to Bridgend?

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

north
7m
Bridgend is 7 miles north of Ambleside
south-east
10m
Bridgend is 10 miles south-east of Keswick
north
10m
Bridgend is 10 miles north of Windermere
north
11m
Bridgend is 11 miles north of Bowness-on-Windermere
south-west
12m
Bridgend is 12 miles south-west of Penrith
north-west
15m
Bridgend is 15 miles north-west of Kendal
west
18m
Bridgend is 18 miles west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
south-east
20m
Bridgend is 20 miles south-east of Cockermouth
north-east
21m
Bridgend is 21 miles north-east of Broughton in Furness
north-west
21m
Bridgend is 21 miles north-west of Sedbergh

What are the nearest cities to Bridgend?

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

south
25m
Bridgend is 25 miles south of Carlisle
north
33m
Bridgend is 33 miles north of Lancaster
north
54m
Bridgend is 54 miles north of Preston
west
57m
Bridgend is 57 miles west of Durham
south-west
61m
Bridgend is 61 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
63m
Bridgend is 63 miles north-west of Ripon
south-west
67m
Bridgend is 67 miles south-west of Sunderland
north-west
70m
Bridgend is 70 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
75m
Bridgend is 75 miles north-west of Leeds
north
77m
Bridgend is 77 miles north of Salford