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Where is Nenthead?

Nenthead is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles south-east of the town of Alston, 25 miles east of the major city of Carlisle, 87 miles south of Edinburgh, 231 miles north of Cardiff, and 244 miles north-west of London. Nenthead lies just south of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Nenthead falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA9 postcode district. The post town for Nenthead is Alston.

Nenthead on a map

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

Which county is Nenthead in?

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

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Nenthead in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Nenthead within Cumbria
Location of Nenthead within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Nenthead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Nenthead is CA9 3PE.

Where is Nenthead in CA9?

Nenthead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Nenthead within CA9
Location of Nenthead within CA9

What is the post town for Nenthead?

The post town for Nenthead is Alston. Nenthead is in the CA9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Alston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Nenthead?

The centre of Nenthead is located at position 54.7879° latitude and -2.34153° longitude.

Latitude54.7879°
Longitude-2.34153°

What is the easting and northing of Nenthead?

The centre of Nenthead is located at the grid reference easting 378135 and northing 543721 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting378135
Northing543721

What are the nearest towns to Nenthead?

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

south-east
4m
Nenthead is 4 miles south-east of Alston
west
13m
Nenthead is 13 miles west of Stanhope
south
13m
Nenthead is 13 miles south of Haltwhistle
north-east
16m
Nenthead is 16 miles north-east of Appleby-in-Westmorland
south-west
16m
Nenthead is 16 miles south-west of Hexham
south-west
18m
Nenthead is 18 miles south-west of Corbridge
north-east
19m
Nenthead is 19 miles north-east of Penrith
west
19m
Nenthead is 19 miles west of Wolsingham
south-east
19m
Nenthead is 19 miles south-east of Brampton
west
21m
Nenthead is 21 miles west of Consett

What are the nearest cities to Nenthead?

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

east
25m
Nenthead is 25 miles east of Carlisle
west
30m
Nenthead is 30 miles west of Durham
south-west
32m
Nenthead is 32 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
39m
Nenthead is 39 miles west of Sunderland
north
54m
Nenthead is 54 miles north of Lancaster
north-west
56m
Nenthead is 56 miles north-west of Ripon
north
73m
Nenthead is 73 miles north of Preston
north
73m
Nenthead is 73 miles north of Bradford
north-west
75m
Nenthead is 75 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
76m
Nenthead is 76 miles north-west of York