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Where is Skelton?

Skelton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, six miles north-west of the town of Penrith, 13 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 87 miles south of Edinburgh, 224 miles north of Cardiff, and 249 miles north-west of London. Skelton was historically in the county of Cumberland. Skelton falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA11 postcode district. The post town for Skelton is Penrith.

Skelton on a map

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

Which county is Skelton in?

Skelton 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 Skelton in Cumbria?

Skelton 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 Skelton within Cumbria
Location of Skelton within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Skelton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Skelton is CA11 9TB.

Where is Skelton in CA11?

Skelton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Skelton within CA11
Location of Skelton within CA11

What is the post town for Skelton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Skelton?

The centre of Skelton is located at position 54.71302° latitude and -2.87579° longitude.

Latitude54.71302°
Longitude-2.87579°

What is the easting and northing of Skelton?

The centre of Skelton is located at the grid reference easting 343675 and northing 535687 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting343675
Northing535687

What are the nearest towns to Skelton?

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

north-west
6m
Skelton is 6 miles north-west of Penrith
north-east
13m
Skelton is 13 miles north-east of Keswick
south-east
14m
Skelton is 14 miles south-east of Wigton
south
17m
Skelton is 17 miles south of Brampton
north-west
18m
Skelton is 18 miles north-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
east
19m
Skelton is 19 miles east of Aspatria
west
19m
Skelton is 19 miles west of Alston
north
20m
Skelton is 20 miles north of Ambleside
east
20m
Skelton is 20 miles east of Cockermouth
south
21m
Skelton is 21 miles south of Longtown

What are the nearest cities to Skelton?

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

south
13m
Skelton is 13 miles south of Carlisle
north
46m
Skelton is 46 miles north of Lancaster
west
52m
Skelton is 52 miles west of Durham
west
54m
Skelton is 54 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
61m
Skelton is 61 miles west of Sunderland
north
66m
Skelton is 66 miles north of Preston
north-west
68m
Skelton is 68 miles north-west of Ripon
north-west
78m
Skelton is 78 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
83m
Skelton is 83 miles north-west of Leeds
south
87m
Skelton is 87 miles south of Edinburgh