Plumpton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles north of the town of Penrith, 13 miles south-east of the major city of Carlisle, 86 miles south of Edinburgh, 225 miles north of Cardiff, and 248 miles north-west of London. Plumpton was historically in the county of Cumberland. Plumpton falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA11 postcode district. The post town for Plumpton is Penrith.
Plumpton is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Plumpton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Plumpton is CA11 9PD.
Plumpton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA11 postcode district.
The post town for Plumpton is Penrith. Plumpton is in the CA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penrith.
The centre of Plumpton is located at position 54.7258° latitude and -2.78336° longitude.
Latitude | 54.7258° |
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Longitude | -2.78336° |
The centre of Plumpton is located at the grid reference easting 349645 and northing 537039 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 349645 |
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Northing | 537039 |
Position of Plumpton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Plumpton to the centre of the town.
Position of Plumpton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Plumpton to the centre of the city.