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Where is Thornby?

Thornby is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north-east of the town of Wigton, seven miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 76 miles south of Edinburgh, 234 miles north of Cardiff, and 262 miles north-west of London. Thornby was historically in the county of Cumberland. Thornby falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Thornby is Wigton.

Thornby on a map

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

Which county is Thornby in?

Thornby 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 Thornby in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Thornby within Cumbria
Location of Thornby within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Thornby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thornby is CA7 0HH.

Where is Thornby in CA7?

Thornby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thornby within CA7
Location of Thornby within CA7

What is the post town for Thornby?

The post town for Thornby is Wigton. Thornby is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thornby?

The centre of Thornby is located at position 54.8581° latitude and -3.10916° longitude.

Latitude54.8581°
Longitude-3.10916°

What is the easting and northing of Thornby?

The centre of Thornby is located at the grid reference easting 328896 and northing 552043 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting328896
Northing552043

What are the nearest towns to Thornby?

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

north-east
3m
Thornby is 3 miles north-east of Wigton
south-east
11m
Thornby is 11 miles south-east of Annan
north-east
11m
Thornby is 11 miles north-east of Aspatria
east
11m
Thornby is 11 miles east of Silloth
south-west
12m
Thornby is 12 miles south-west of Longtown
west
16m
Thornby is 16 miles west of Brampton
north-east
17m
Thornby is 17 miles north-east of Cockermouth
north
18m
Thornby is 18 miles north of Keswick
north-east
18m
Thornby is 18 miles north-east of Maryport
north-west
19m
Thornby is 19 miles north-west of Penrith

What are the nearest cities to Thornby?

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

west
7m
Thornby is 7 miles west of Carlisle
north
57m
Thornby is 57 miles north of Lancaster
west
60m
Thornby is 60 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
61m
Thornby is 61 miles west of Durham
west
69m
Thornby is 69 miles west of Sunderland
south
76m
Thornby is 76 miles south of Edinburgh
north
78m
Thornby is 78 miles north of Preston
north-west
81m
Thornby is 81 miles north-west of Ripon
south-east
83m
Thornby is 83 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
85m
Thornby is 85 miles south of Dunfermline