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 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 |
Smithfield 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 Smithfield is CA6 6BH.
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.
The post town for Smithfield is Carlisle. Smithfield is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Smithfield is located at position 54.98124° latitude and -2.87386° longitude.
Latitude | 54.98124° |
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Longitude | -2.87386° |
The centre of Smithfield is located at the grid reference easting 344171 and northing 565532 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 344171 |
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Northing | 565532 |
Position of Smithfield relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Smithfield to the centre of the town.
Position of Smithfield relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Smithfield to the centre of the city.