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Where is Burnrigg?

Burnrigg is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles south-west of the town of Brampton, five miles east of the major city of Carlisle, 75 miles south of Edinburgh, 236 miles north of Cardiff, and 259 miles north-west of London. Burnrigg was historically in the county of Cumberland. Burnrigg falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA8 postcode district. The post town for Burnrigg is Brampton.

Burnrigg on a map

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

Which county is Burnrigg in?

Burnrigg 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 Burnrigg in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Burnrigg within Cumbria
Location of Burnrigg within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Burnrigg?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Burnrigg is CA8 9BP.

Where is Burnrigg in CA8?

Burnrigg is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Burnrigg within CA8
Location of Burnrigg within CA8

What is the post town for Burnrigg?

The post town for Burnrigg is Brampton. Burnrigg is in the CA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Burnrigg?

The centre of Burnrigg is located at position 54.8939° latitude and -2.81395° longitude.

Latitude54.8939°
Longitude-2.81395°

What is the easting and northing of Burnrigg?

The centre of Burnrigg is located at the grid reference easting 347893 and northing 555766 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting347893
Northing555766

What are the nearest towns to Burnrigg?

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

south-west
5m
Burnrigg is 5 miles south-west of Brampton
south-east
10m
Burnrigg is 10 miles south-east of Longtown
east
15m
Burnrigg is 15 miles east of Wigton
west
15m
Burnrigg is 15 miles west of Haltwhistle
west
16m
Burnrigg is 16 miles west of Alston
north
16m
Burnrigg is 16 miles north of Penrith
east
19m
Burnrigg is 19 miles east of Annan
south
19m
Burnrigg is 19 miles south of Langholm
north-east
23m
Burnrigg is 23 miles north-east of Aspatria
east
23m
Burnrigg is 23 miles east of Silloth

What are the nearest cities to Burnrigg?

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

east
5m
Burnrigg is 5 miles east of Carlisle
west
48m
Burnrigg is 48 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
50m
Burnrigg is 50 miles west of Durham
west
57m
Burnrigg is 57 miles west of Sunderland
north
58m
Burnrigg is 58 miles north of Lancaster
north-west
74m
Burnrigg is 74 miles north-west of Ripon
south
75m
Burnrigg is 75 miles south of Edinburgh
north
79m
Burnrigg is 79 miles north of Preston
south
85m
Burnrigg is 85 miles south of Dunfermline
south-east
87m
Burnrigg is 87 miles south-east of Glasgow