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Where is Rockcliffe?

Rockcliffe is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 70 miles south of Edinburgh, 239 miles north of Cardiff, and 265 miles north-west of London. Rockcliffe lies three miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Rockcliffe falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA6 postcode district. The post town for Rockcliffe is Carlisle.

Rockcliffe on a map

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

Which county is Rockcliffe in?

Rockcliffe 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 Rockcliffe in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Rockcliffe within Cumbria
Location of Rockcliffe within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Rockcliffe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rockcliffe is CA6 4BQ.

Where is Rockcliffe in CA6?

Rockcliffe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rockcliffe within CA6
Location of Rockcliffe within CA6

What is the post town for Rockcliffe?

The post town for Rockcliffe is Carlisle. Rockcliffe is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rockcliffe?

The centre of Rockcliffe is located at position 54.94271° latitude and -2.99822° longitude.

Latitude54.94271°
Longitude-2.99822°

What is the easting and northing of Rockcliffe?

The centre of Rockcliffe is located at the grid reference easting 336152 and northing 561351 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting336152
Northing561351

What are the nearest towns to Rockcliffe?

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

south
5m
Rockcliffe is 5 miles south of Longtown
north-east
10m
Rockcliffe is 10 miles north-east of Wigton
west
10m
Rockcliffe is 10 miles west of Brampton
east
11m
Rockcliffe is 11 miles east of Annan
south
14m
Rockcliffe is 14 miles south of Langholm
east
16m
Rockcliffe is 16 miles east of Silloth
north-east
18m
Rockcliffe is 18 miles north-east of Aspatria
south-east
19m
Rockcliffe is 19 miles south-east of Lockerbie
north-west
21m
Rockcliffe is 21 miles north-west of Penrith
west
22m
Rockcliffe is 22 miles west of Haltwhistle

What are the nearest cities to Rockcliffe?

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

north-west
4m
Rockcliffe is 4 miles north-west of Carlisle
west
55m
Rockcliffe is 55 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
58m
Rockcliffe is 58 miles west of Durham
north
62m
Rockcliffe is 62 miles north of Lancaster
west
64m
Rockcliffe is 64 miles west of Sunderland
south
70m
Rockcliffe is 70 miles south of Edinburgh
south
80m
Rockcliffe is 80 miles south of Dunfermline
south-east
80m
Rockcliffe is 80 miles south-east of Glasgow
north-west
81m
Rockcliffe is 81 miles north-west of Ripon
north
83m
Rockcliffe is 83 miles north of Preston