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Where is High Water Head?

High Water Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles south-west of the town of Ambleside, 36 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 109 miles south of Edinburgh, 200 miles north of Cardiff, and 232 miles north-west of London. High Water Head was historically in the county of Lancashire. High Water Head falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA21 postcode district. The post town for High Water Head is Coniston.

High Water Head on a map

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

Which county is High Water Head in?

High Water Head 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 High Water Head in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of High Water Head within Cumbria
Location of High Water Head within Cumbria

What is the postcode for High Water Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of High Water Head is LA21 8AQ.

Where is High Water Head in LA21?

High Water Head is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA21 postcode district.

Map showing location of High Water Head within LA21
Location of High Water Head within LA21

What is the post town for High Water Head?

The post town for High Water Head is Coniston. High Water Head is in the LA21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Coniston.

What is the latitude and longitude of High Water Head?

The centre of High Water Head is located at position 54.3754° latitude and -3.05345° longitude.

Latitude54.3754°
Longitude-3.05345°

What is the easting and northing of High Water Head?

The centre of High Water Head is located at the grid reference easting 331667 and northing 498278 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting331667
Northing498278

What are the nearest towns to High Water Head?

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

south-west
5m
High Water Head is 5 miles south-west of Ambleside
west
5m
High Water Head is 5 miles west of Bowness-on-Windermere
west
6m
High Water Head is 6 miles west of Windermere
north-east
9m
High Water Head is 9 miles north-east of Broughton in Furness
north
13m
High Water Head is 13 miles north of Ulverston
west
13m
High Water Head is 13 miles west of Kendal
north-west
14m
High Water Head is 14 miles north-west of Grange-over-Sands
north-east
14m
High Water Head is 14 miles north-east of Millom
south
16m
High Water Head is 16 miles south of Keswick
north
16m
High Water Head is 16 miles north of Dalton-in-Furness

What are the nearest cities to High Water Head?

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

north-west
25m
High Water Head is 25 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
36m
High Water Head is 36 miles south of Carlisle
north
45m
High Water Head is 45 miles north of Preston
west
64m
High Water Head is 64 miles west of Ripon
south-west
65m
High Water Head is 65 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
67m
High Water Head is 67 miles north-west of Bradford
north
67m
High Water Head is 67 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
69m
High Water Head is 69 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
70m
High Water Head is 70 miles north-west of Manchester
south-west
71m
High Water Head is 71 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne