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Where is Ruckcroft?

Ruckcroft is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, nine miles north of the town of Penrith, 11 miles south-east of the major city of Carlisle, 82 miles south of Edinburgh, 230 miles north of Cardiff, and 251 miles north-west of London. Ruckcroft lies seven miles south-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Ruckcroft falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA4 postcode district. The post town for Ruckcroft is Carlisle.

Ruckcroft on a map

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

Which county is Ruckcroft in?

Ruckcroft 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 Ruckcroft in Cumbria?

Ruckcroft 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 Ruckcroft within Cumbria
Location of Ruckcroft within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Ruckcroft?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ruckcroft is CA4 9QR.

Where is Ruckcroft in CA4?

Ruckcroft is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ruckcroft within CA4
Location of Ruckcroft within CA4

What is the post town for Ruckcroft?

The post town for Ruckcroft is Carlisle. Ruckcroft is in the CA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ruckcroft?

The centre of Ruckcroft is located at position 54.79121° latitude and -2.72901° longitude.

Latitude54.79121°
Longitude-2.72901°

What is the easting and northing of Ruckcroft?

The centre of Ruckcroft is located at the grid reference easting 353221 and northing 544279 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353221
Northing544279

What are the nearest towns to Ruckcroft?

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

north
9m
Ruckcroft is 9 miles north of Penrith
south
10m
Ruckcroft is 10 miles south of Brampton
west
12m
Ruckcroft is 12 miles west of Alston
south-west
16m
Ruckcroft is 16 miles south-west of Haltwhistle
east
17m
Ruckcroft is 17 miles east of Wigton
north-west
18m
Ruckcroft is 18 miles north-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
south-east
18m
Ruckcroft is 18 miles south-east of Longtown
north-east
21m
Ruckcroft is 21 miles north-east of Keswick
east
24m
Ruckcroft is 24 miles east of Aspatria
south-east
25m
Ruckcroft is 25 miles south-east of Annan

What are the nearest cities to Ruckcroft?

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

south-east
11m
Ruckcroft is 11 miles south-east of Carlisle
west
46m
Ruckcroft is 46 miles west of Durham
west
46m
Ruckcroft is 46 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
51m
Ruckcroft is 51 miles north of Lancaster
west
54m
Ruckcroft is 54 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
66m
Ruckcroft is 66 miles north-west of Ripon
north
71m
Ruckcroft is 71 miles north of Preston
north-west
80m
Ruckcroft is 80 miles north-west of Bradford
south
82m
Ruckcroft is 82 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
83m
Ruckcroft is 83 miles north-west of Leeds