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Where is Grinsdale?

Grinsdale is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 72 miles south of Edinburgh, 237 miles north of Cardiff, and 263 miles north-west of London. Grinsdale lies five miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Grinsdale falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA5 postcode district. The post town for Grinsdale is Carlisle.

Grinsdale on a map

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

Which county is Grinsdale in?

Grinsdale 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 Grinsdale in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Grinsdale within Cumbria
Location of Grinsdale within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Grinsdale?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Grinsdale is CA5 6DT.

Where is Grinsdale in CA5?

Grinsdale is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Grinsdale within CA5
Location of Grinsdale within CA5

What is the post town for Grinsdale?

The post town for Grinsdale is Carlisle. Grinsdale is in the CA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Grinsdale?

The centre of Grinsdale is located at position 54.91188° latitude and -2.98677° longitude.

Latitude54.91188°
Longitude-2.98677°

What is the easting and northing of Grinsdale?

The centre of Grinsdale is located at the grid reference easting 336837 and northing 557909 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting336837
Northing557909

What are the nearest towns to Grinsdale?

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

south
7m
Grinsdale is 7 miles south of Longtown
north-east
9m
Grinsdale is 9 miles north-east of Wigton
west
10m
Grinsdale is 10 miles west of Brampton
south-east
12m
Grinsdale is 12 miles south-east of Annan
east
16m
Grinsdale is 16 miles east of Silloth
south
17m
Grinsdale is 17 miles south of Langholm
north-east
17m
Grinsdale is 17 miles north-east of Aspatria
north-west
19m
Grinsdale is 19 miles north-west of Penrith
south-east
21m
Grinsdale is 21 miles south-east of Lockerbie
west
21m
Grinsdale is 21 miles west of Haltwhistle

What are the nearest cities to Grinsdale?

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

north-west
3m
Grinsdale is 3 miles north-west of Carlisle
west
55m
Grinsdale is 55 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
57m
Grinsdale is 57 miles west of Durham
north
60m
Grinsdale is 60 miles north of Lancaster
west
64m
Grinsdale is 64 miles west of Sunderland
south
72m
Grinsdale is 72 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
80m
Grinsdale is 80 miles north-west of Ripon
north
80m
Grinsdale is 80 miles north of Preston
south-east
82m
Grinsdale is 82 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
82m
Grinsdale is 82 miles south of Dunfermline