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Where is Murton?

Murton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles east of the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, 29 miles south-east of the major city of Carlisle, 99 miles south of Edinburgh, 217 miles north of Cardiff, and 233 miles north-west of London. Murton lies five miles west of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Murton falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA16 postcode district. The post town for Murton is Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Murton on a map

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

Which county is Murton in?

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

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Murton in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Murton within Cumbria
Location of Murton within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Murton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Murton is CA16 6ND.

Where is Murton in CA16?

Murton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Murton within CA16
Location of Murton within CA16

What is the post town for Murton?

The post town for Murton is Appleby-in-Westmorland. Murton is in the CA16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Appleby-in-Westmorland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Murton?

The centre of Murton is located at position 54.5899° latitude and -2.42277° longitude.

Latitude54.5899°
Longitude-2.42277°

What is the easting and northing of Murton?

The centre of Murton is located at the grid reference easting 372778 and northing 521717 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting372778
Northing521717

What are the nearest towns to Murton?

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

east
3m
Murton is 3 miles east of Appleby-in-Westmorland
north
9m
Murton is 9 miles north of Kirkby Stephen
east
14m
Murton is 14 miles east of Penrith
south
15m
Murton is 15 miles south of Alston
north
19m
Murton is 19 miles north of Sedbergh
south-west
20m
Murton is 20 miles south-west of Stanhope
west
21m
Murton is 21 miles west of Barnard Castle
north-east
22m
Murton is 22 miles north-east of Kendal
south-west
24m
Murton is 24 miles south-west of Wolsingham
north-east
24m
Murton is 24 miles north-east of Windermere

What are the nearest cities to Murton?

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

south-east
29m
Murton is 29 miles south-east of Carlisle
west
36m
Murton is 36 miles west of Durham
north-east
40m
Murton is 40 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-west
42m
Murton is 42 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
47m
Murton is 47 miles south-west of Sunderland
north-west
48m
Murton is 48 miles north-west of Ripon
north
58m
Murton is 58 miles north of Preston
north-west
62m
Murton is 62 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
65m
Murton is 65 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
69m
Murton is 69 miles north-west of York