GetTheData logo

Where is Dowbiggin?

Dowbiggin is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles east of the town of Sedbergh, 38 miles north of the major town of Burnley, 116 miles south of Edinburgh, 199 miles north of Cardiff, and 218 miles north-west of London. Dowbiggin lies five miles west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Dowbiggin falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA10 postcode district. The post town for Dowbiggin is Sedbergh.

Dowbiggin on a map

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

Which county is Dowbiggin in?

Dowbiggin is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Dowbiggin in Cumbria?

Dowbiggin is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Dowbiggin within Cumbria
Location of Dowbiggin within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Dowbiggin?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dowbiggin is LA10 5LR.

Where is Dowbiggin in LA10?

Dowbiggin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dowbiggin within LA10
Location of Dowbiggin within LA10

What is the post town for Dowbiggin?

The post town for Dowbiggin is Sedbergh. Dowbiggin is in the LA10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sedbergh.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dowbiggin?

The centre of Dowbiggin is located at position 54.32447° latitude and -2.48618° longitude.

Latitude54.32447°
Longitude-2.48618°

What is the easting and northing of Dowbiggin?

The centre of Dowbiggin is located at the grid reference easting 368476 and northing 492208 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting368476
Northing492208

What are the nearest towns to Dowbiggin?

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

east
2m
Dowbiggin is 2 miles east of Sedbergh
north-east
10m
Dowbiggin is 10 miles north-east of Kirkby Lonsdale
east
11m
Dowbiggin is 11 miles east of Kendal
south-west
12m
Dowbiggin is 12 miles south-west of Kirkby Stephen
north
14m
Dowbiggin is 14 miles north of High Bentham
east
17m
Dowbiggin is 17 miles east of Windermere
south
18m
Dowbiggin is 18 miles south of Appleby-in-Westmorland
north-east
18m
Dowbiggin is 18 miles north-east of Carnforth
east
18m
Dowbiggin is 18 miles east of Bowness-on-Windermere
north-east
19m
Dowbiggin is 19 miles north-east of Grange-over-Sands

What are the nearest cities to Dowbiggin?

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

north-east
23m
Dowbiggin is 23 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
40m
Dowbiggin is 40 miles north of Preston
west
41m
Dowbiggin is 41 miles west of Ripon
south-east
43m
Dowbiggin is 43 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-west
47m
Dowbiggin is 47 miles north-west of Bradford
south-west
48m
Dowbiggin is 48 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
53m
Dowbiggin is 53 miles north-west of Leeds
south-west
57m
Dowbiggin is 57 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
59m
Dowbiggin is 59 miles north of Salford
north
59m
Dowbiggin is 59 miles north of Manchester