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Where is Plumpton?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Plumpton in?

Plumpton 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 Plumpton in Cumbria?

Plumpton 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 Plumpton within Cumbria
Location of Plumpton within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Plumpton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Plumpton is CA11 9PD.

Where is Plumpton in CA11?

Plumpton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Plumpton within CA11
Location of Plumpton within CA11

What is the post town for Plumpton?

The post town for Plumpton is Penrith. Plumpton is in the CA11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penrith.

What is the latitude and longitude of Plumpton?

The centre of Plumpton is located at position 54.7258° latitude and -2.78336° longitude.

Latitude54.7258°
Longitude-2.78336°

What is the easting and northing of Plumpton?

The centre of Plumpton is located at the grid reference easting 349645 and northing 537039 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349645
Northing537039

What are the nearest towns to Plumpton?

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

north
4m
Plumpton is 4 miles north of Penrith
south-west
15m
Plumpton is 15 miles south-west of Alston
south
15m
Plumpton is 15 miles south of Brampton
north-west
16m
Plumpton is 16 miles north-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
south-east
17m
Plumpton is 17 miles south-east of Wigton
north-east
17m
Plumpton is 17 miles north-east of Keswick
south
21m
Plumpton is 21 miles south of Longtown
south-west
21m
Plumpton is 21 miles south-west of Haltwhistle
north
22m
Plumpton is 22 miles north of Ambleside
east
22m
Plumpton is 22 miles east of Aspatria

What are the nearest cities to Plumpton?

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

south-east
13m
Plumpton is 13 miles south-east of Carlisle
north
47m
Plumpton is 47 miles north of Lancaster
west
48m
Plumpton is 48 miles west of Durham
west
50m
Plumpton is 50 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
57m
Plumpton is 57 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
65m
Plumpton is 65 miles north-west of Ripon
north
67m
Plumpton is 67 miles north of Preston
north-west
77m
Plumpton is 77 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
81m
Plumpton is 81 miles north-west of Leeds
south
86m
Plumpton is 86 miles south of Edinburgh