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 is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumberland |
Rockcliffe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rockcliffe is CA6 4BQ.
Rockcliffe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district.
The post town for Rockcliffe is Carlisle. Rockcliffe is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Rockcliffe is located at position 54.94271° latitude and -2.99822° longitude.
Latitude | 54.94271° |
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Longitude | -2.99822° |
The centre of Rockcliffe is located at the grid reference easting 336152 and northing 561351 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 336152 |
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Northing | 561351 |
Position of Rockcliffe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rockcliffe to the centre of the town.
Position of Rockcliffe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rockcliffe to the centre of the city.