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Where is Forest Head?

Forest Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles south-east of the town of Brampton, 11 miles east of the major city of Carlisle, 75 miles south of Edinburgh, 238 miles north of Cardiff, and 257 miles north-west of London. Forest Head lies three miles south-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Forest Head falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA8 postcode district. The post town for Forest Head is Brampton.

Forest Head on a map

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

Which county is Forest Head in?

Forest Head 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 Forest Head in Cumbria?

Forest Head is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Forest Head within Cumbria
Location of Forest Head within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Forest Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Forest Head is CA8 1LX.

Where is Forest Head in CA8?

Forest Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Forest Head within CA8
Location of Forest Head within CA8

What is the post town for Forest Head?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Forest Head?

The centre of Forest Head is located at position 54.9102° latitude and -2.65302° longitude.

Latitude54.9102°
Longitude-2.65302°

What is the easting and northing of Forest Head?

The centre of Forest Head is located at the grid reference easting 358231 and northing 557472 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting358231
Northing557472

What are the nearest towns to Forest Head?

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

south-east
4m
Forest Head is 4 miles south-east of Brampton
south-west
9m
Forest Head is 9 miles south-west of Haltwhistle
north-west
11m
Forest Head is 11 miles north-west of Alston
south-east
14m
Forest Head is 14 miles south-east of Longtown
north
17m
Forest Head is 17 miles north of Penrith
east
21m
Forest Head is 21 miles east of Wigton
south-east
22m
Forest Head is 22 miles south-east of Langholm
west
22m
Forest Head is 22 miles west of Hexham
north
24m
Forest Head is 24 miles north of Appleby-in-Westmorland
east
25m
Forest Head is 25 miles east of Annan

What are the nearest cities to Forest Head?

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

east
11m
Forest Head is 11 miles east of Carlisle
west
42m
Forest Head is 42 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
44m
Forest Head is 44 miles west of Durham
west
51m
Forest Head is 51 miles west of Sunderland
north
60m
Forest Head is 60 miles north of Lancaster
north-west
70m
Forest Head is 70 miles north-west of Ripon
south
75m
Forest Head is 75 miles south of Edinburgh
north
80m
Forest Head is 80 miles north of Preston
north-west
85m
Forest Head is 85 miles north-west of Bradford
south
86m
Forest Head is 86 miles south of Dunfermline