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Where is Hawkshead?

Hawkshead is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles west of the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, 36 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 110 miles south of Edinburgh, 200 miles north of Cardiff, and 231 miles north-west of London. Hawkshead was historically in the county of Lancashire. Hawkshead falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA22 postcode district. The post town for Hawkshead is Ambleside.

Hawkshead on a map

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

Which county is Hawkshead in?

Hawkshead is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Hawkshead in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Hawkshead within Cumbria
Location of Hawkshead within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Hawkshead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hawkshead is LA22 0PZ.

Where is Hawkshead in LA22?

Hawkshead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LA22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hawkshead within LA22
Location of Hawkshead within LA22

What is the post town for Hawkshead?

The post town for Hawkshead is Ambleside. Hawkshead is in the LA22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ambleside.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hawkshead?

The centre of Hawkshead is located at position 54.37008° latitude and -2.99687° longitude.

Latitude54.37008°
Longitude-2.99687°

What is the easting and northing of Hawkshead?

The centre of Hawkshead is located at the grid reference easting 335333 and northing 497633 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting335333
Northing497633

What are the nearest towns to Hawkshead?

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

west
3m
Hawkshead is 3 miles west of Bowness-on-Windermere
west
4m
Hawkshead is 4 miles west of Windermere
south
5m
Hawkshead is 5 miles south of Ambleside
west
10m
Hawkshead is 10 miles west of Kendal
north-east
11m
Hawkshead is 11 miles north-east of Broughton in Furness
north
13m
Hawkshead is 13 miles north of Ulverston
north
13m
Hawkshead is 13 miles north of Grange-over-Sands
north-east
16m
Hawkshead is 16 miles north-east of Millom
north-east
17m
Hawkshead is 17 miles north-east of Dalton-in-Furness
south
17m
Hawkshead is 17 miles south of Keswick

What are the nearest cities to Hawkshead?

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

north
23m
Hawkshead is 23 miles north of Lancaster
south
36m
Hawkshead is 36 miles south of Carlisle
north
44m
Hawkshead is 44 miles north of Preston
west
62m
Hawkshead is 62 miles west of Ripon
south-west
63m
Hawkshead is 63 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
64m
Hawkshead is 64 miles north-west of Bradford
north
66m
Hawkshead is 66 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
68m
Hawkshead is 68 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
69m
Hawkshead is 69 miles north-west of Manchester
south-west
70m
Hawkshead is 70 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne