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Where is Smithfield?

Smithfield is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles south-east of the town of Longtown, seven miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 68 miles south of Edinburgh, 242 miles north of Cardiff, and 265 miles north-west of London. Smithfield lies six miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Smithfield falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA6 postcode district. The post town for Smithfield is Carlisle.

Smithfield on a map

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

Which county is Smithfield in?

Smithfield 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 Smithfield in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Smithfield within Cumbria
Location of Smithfield within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Smithfield?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Smithfield is CA6 6BH.

Where is Smithfield in CA6?

Smithfield is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Smithfield within CA6
Location of Smithfield within CA6

What is the post town for Smithfield?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Smithfield?

The centre of Smithfield is located at position 54.98124° latitude and -2.87386° longitude.

Latitude54.98124°
Longitude-2.87386°

What is the easting and northing of Smithfield?

The centre of Smithfield is located at the grid reference easting 344171 and northing 565532 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting344171
Northing565532

What are the nearest towns to Smithfield?

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

south-east
4m
Smithfield is 4 miles south-east of Longtown
north-west
6m
Smithfield is 6 miles north-west of Brampton
south
13m
Smithfield is 13 miles south of Langholm
east
15m
Smithfield is 15 miles east of Annan
north-east
16m
Smithfield is 16 miles north-east of Wigton
west
17m
Smithfield is 17 miles west of Haltwhistle
north-west
21m
Smithfield is 21 miles north-west of Alston
south-east
21m
Smithfield is 21 miles south-east of Lockerbie
east
22m
Smithfield is 22 miles east of Silloth
north
22m
Smithfield is 22 miles north of Penrith

What are the nearest cities to Smithfield?

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

north
7m
Smithfield is 7 miles north of Carlisle
west
50m
Smithfield is 50 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
53m
Smithfield is 53 miles west of Durham
west
60m
Smithfield is 60 miles west of Sunderland
north
64m
Smithfield is 64 miles north of Lancaster
south
68m
Smithfield is 68 miles south of Edinburgh
south
79m
Smithfield is 79 miles south of Dunfermline
north-west
80m
Smithfield is 80 miles north-west of Ripon
south-east
81m
Smithfield is 81 miles south-east of Glasgow
north
85m
Smithfield is 85 miles north of Preston