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Where is Moss Side?

Moss Side is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles north-west of the town of Wigton, 13 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 76 miles south of Edinburgh, 234 miles north of Cardiff, and 265 miles north-west of London. Moss Side lies seven miles south of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Moss Side falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Moss Side is Wigton.

Moss Side on a map

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

Which county is Moss Side in?

Moss Side 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 Moss Side in Cumbria?

Moss Side is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Moss Side within Cumbria
Location of Moss Side within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Moss Side?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Moss Side is CA7 5HE.

Where is Moss Side in CA7?

Moss Side is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Moss Side within CA7
Location of Moss Side within CA7

What is the post town for Moss Side?

The post town for Moss Side is Wigton. Moss Side is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Moss Side?

The centre of Moss Side is located at position 54.86096° latitude and -3.25882° longitude.

Latitude54.86096°
Longitude-3.25882°

What is the easting and northing of Moss Side?

The centre of Moss Side is located at the grid reference easting 319295 and northing 552523 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting319295
Northing552523

What are the nearest towns to Moss Side?

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

north-west
5m
Moss Side is 5 miles north-west of Wigton
east
5m
Moss Side is 5 miles east of Silloth
north-east
7m
Moss Side is 7 miles north-east of Aspatria
south
9m
Moss Side is 9 miles south of Annan
north-east
14m
Moss Side is 14 miles north-east of Maryport
north
14m
Moss Side is 14 miles north of Cockermouth
south-west
15m
Moss Side is 15 miles south-west of Longtown
south
18m
Moss Side is 18 miles south of Lockerbie
north
19m
Moss Side is 19 miles north of Keswick
north-east
19m
Moss Side is 19 miles north-east of Workington

What are the nearest cities to Moss Side?

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

west
13m
Moss Side is 13 miles west of Carlisle
north
59m
Moss Side is 59 miles north of Lancaster
west
66m
Moss Side is 66 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
67m
Moss Side is 67 miles west of Durham
west
75m
Moss Side is 75 miles west of Sunderland
south
76m
Moss Side is 76 miles south of Edinburgh
south-east
79m
Moss Side is 79 miles south-east of Glasgow
north
79m
Moss Side is 79 miles north of Preston
south
84m
Moss Side is 84 miles south of Dunfermline
north-west
86m
Moss Side is 86 miles north-west of Ripon