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Where is Orthwaite?

Orthwaite is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, seven miles north of the town of Keswick, 16 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 87 miles south of Edinburgh, 222 miles north of Cardiff, and 253 miles north-west of London. Orthwaite was historically in the county of Cumberland. Orthwaite falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Orthwaite is Wigton.

Orthwaite on a map

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

Which county is Orthwaite in?

Orthwaite 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 Orthwaite in Cumbria?

Orthwaite is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Orthwaite within Cumbria
Location of Orthwaite within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Orthwaite?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Orthwaite is CA7 1HL.

Where is Orthwaite in CA7?

Orthwaite is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Orthwaite within CA7
Location of Orthwaite within CA7

What is the post town for Orthwaite?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Orthwaite?

The centre of Orthwaite is located at position 54.69656° latitude and -3.16134° longitude.

Latitude54.69656°
Longitude-3.16134°

What is the easting and northing of Orthwaite?

The centre of Orthwaite is located at the grid reference easting 325249 and northing 534122 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting325249
Northing534122

What are the nearest towns to Orthwaite?

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

north
7m
Orthwaite is 7 miles north of Keswick
south-east
8m
Orthwaite is 8 miles south-east of Aspatria
east
8m
Orthwaite is 8 miles east of Cockermouth
south
9m
Orthwaite is 9 miles south of Wigton
east
14m
Orthwaite is 14 miles east of Maryport
south-east
15m
Orthwaite is 15 miles south-east of Silloth
east
16m
Orthwaite is 16 miles east of Workington
west
16m
Orthwaite is 16 miles west of Penrith
north-east
19m
Orthwaite is 19 miles north-east of Cleator Moor
north-east
20m
Orthwaite is 20 miles north-east of Whitehaven

What are the nearest cities to Orthwaite?

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

south-west
16m
Orthwaite is 16 miles south-west of Carlisle
north
47m
Orthwaite is 47 miles north of Lancaster
west
63m
Orthwaite is 63 miles west of Durham
west
65m
Orthwaite is 65 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
67m
Orthwaite is 67 miles north of Preston
west
72m
Orthwaite is 72 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
77m
Orthwaite is 77 miles north-west of Ripon
north-west
85m
Orthwaite is 85 miles north-west of Bradford
south
87m
Orthwaite is 87 miles south of Edinburgh
north
89m
Orthwaite is 89 miles north of Liverpool