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Where is Parkhead?

Parkhead is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, seven miles south-east of the town of Wigton, ten miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 83 miles south of Edinburgh, 227 miles north of Cardiff, and 254 miles north-west of London. Parkhead was historically in the county of Cumberland. Parkhead falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA5 postcode district. The post town for Parkhead is Carlisle.

Parkhead on a map

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

Which county is Parkhead in?

Parkhead 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 Parkhead in Cumbria?

Parkhead 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 Parkhead within Cumbria
Location of Parkhead within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Parkhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Parkhead is CA5 7HL.

Where is Parkhead in CA5?

Parkhead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Parkhead within CA5
Location of Parkhead within CA5

What is the post town for Parkhead?

The post town for Parkhead is Carlisle. Parkhead is in the CA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Parkhead?

The centre of Parkhead is located at position 54.75579° latitude and -3.0295° longitude.

Latitude54.75579°
Longitude-3.0295°

What is the easting and northing of Parkhead?

The centre of Parkhead is located at the grid reference easting 333842 and northing 540580 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting333842
Northing540580

What are the nearest towns to Parkhead?

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

south-east
7m
Parkhead is 7 miles south-east of Wigton
north-east
12m
Parkhead is 12 miles north-east of Keswick
east
12m
Parkhead is 12 miles east of Aspatria
north-west
13m
Parkhead is 13 miles north-west of Penrith
north-east
15m
Parkhead is 15 miles north-east of Cockermouth
south-east
16m
Parkhead is 16 miles south-east of Silloth
south-west
17m
Parkhead is 17 miles south-west of Brampton
south
18m
Parkhead is 18 miles south of Longtown
south-east
19m
Parkhead is 19 miles south-east of Annan
east
19m
Parkhead is 19 miles east of Maryport

What are the nearest cities to Parkhead?

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

south-west
10m
Parkhead is 10 miles south-west of Carlisle
north
50m
Parkhead is 50 miles north of Lancaster
west
58m
Parkhead is 58 miles west of Durham
west
59m
Parkhead is 59 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
66m
Parkhead is 66 miles west of Sunderland
north
70m
Parkhead is 70 miles north of Preston
north-west
74m
Parkhead is 74 miles north-west of Ripon
south
83m
Parkhead is 83 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
84m
Parkhead is 84 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
89m
Parkhead is 89 miles north-west of Leeds