Stainton is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 73 miles south of Edinburgh, 237 miles north of Cardiff, and 262 miles north-west of London. Stainton lies six miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Stainton falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA3 postcode district. The post town for Stainton is Carlisle.
Stainton 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 |
Stainton 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 Stainton is CA3 9QX.
Stainton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA3 postcode district.
The post town for Stainton is Carlisle. Stainton is in the CA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Stainton is located at position 54.90357° latitude and -2.96708° longitude.
Latitude | 54.90357° |
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Longitude | -2.96708° |
The centre of Stainton is located at the grid reference easting 338086 and northing 556967 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 338086 |
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Northing | 556967 |
Position of Stainton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stainton to the centre of the town.
Position of Stainton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stainton to the centre of the city.