Silloth is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, eight miles north of the town of Aspatria, 18 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 75 miles south of Edinburgh, 234 miles north of Cardiff, and 268 miles north-west of London. Silloth lies four miles south of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Silloth falls within the district council of Allerdale, under the county council of Cumbria. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Silloth is Wigton.
COVID-19: Silloth coronavirus cases are reported by Public Health England within the Cumbria case numbers. This Silloth coronavirus map shows the position of Silloth within Cumbria, along with the number of cases in Cumbria and each of the surrounding areas.
Silloth is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumbria.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumbria |
Silloth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Silloth is CA7 4AZ.
Silloth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district.
The post town for Silloth is Wigton. Silloth is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.
The centre of Silloth is located at position 54.86859° latitude and -3.38924° longitude.
Latitude | 54.86859° |
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Longitude | -3.38924° |
The centre of Silloth is located at the grid reference easting 310940 and northing 553530 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 310940 |
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Northing | 553530 |
Position of Silloth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Silloth to the centre of the town.
Position of Silloth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Silloth to the centre of the city.