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Where is Thwaite Head?

Thwaite Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles south-west of the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, 34 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 114 miles south of Edinburgh, 196 miles north of Cardiff, and 227 miles north-west of London. Thwaite Head was historically in the county of Lancashire. Thwaite Head falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA12 postcode district. The post town for Thwaite Head is Ulverston.

Thwaite Head on a map

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

Which county is Thwaite Head in?

Thwaite Head is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Thwaite Head in Cumbria?

Thwaite Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Thwaite Head within Cumbria
Location of Thwaite Head within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Thwaite Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thwaite Head is LA12 8JY.

Where is Thwaite Head in LA12?

Thwaite Head is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LA12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thwaite Head within LA12
Location of Thwaite Head within LA12

What is the post town for Thwaite Head?

The post town for Thwaite Head is Ulverston. Thwaite Head is in the LA12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ulverston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thwaite Head?

The centre of Thwaite Head is located at position 54.30759° latitude and -3.00445° longitude.

Latitude54.30759°
Longitude-3.00445°

What is the easting and northing of Thwaite Head?

The centre of Thwaite Head is located at the grid reference easting 334742 and northing 490687 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting334742
Northing490687

What are the nearest towns to Thwaite Head?

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

south-west
5m
Thwaite Head is 5 miles south-west of Bowness-on-Windermere
south-west
6m
Thwaite Head is 6 miles south-west of Windermere
north-east
9m
Thwaite Head is 9 miles north-east of Ulverston
east
9m
Thwaite Head is 9 miles east of Broughton in Furness
north-west
9m
Thwaite Head is 9 miles north-west of Grange-over-Sands
south
9m
Thwaite Head is 9 miles south of Ambleside
west
11m
Thwaite Head is 11 miles west of Kendal
north-east
13m
Thwaite Head is 13 miles north-east of Millom
north-east
13m
Thwaite Head is 13 miles north-east of Dalton-in-Furness
north-west
16m
Thwaite Head is 16 miles north-west of Carnforth

What are the nearest cities to Thwaite Head?

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

north-west
20m
Thwaite Head is 20 miles north-west of Lancaster
north
40m
Thwaite Head is 40 miles north of Preston
south
41m
Thwaite Head is 41 miles south of Carlisle
west
61m
Thwaite Head is 61 miles west of Ripon
north
62m
Thwaite Head is 62 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
62m
Thwaite Head is 62 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
64m
Thwaite Head is 64 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
65m
Thwaite Head is 65 miles north-west of Manchester
south-west
66m
Thwaite Head is 66 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
69m
Thwaite Head is 69 miles north-west of Leeds