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Where is Wasdale Head?

Wasdale Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, 11 miles south-west of the town of Keswick, 32 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 103 miles south of Edinburgh, 206 miles north of Cardiff, and 242 miles north-west of London. Wasdale Head was historically in the county of Cumberland. Wasdale Head falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA20 postcode district. The post town for Wasdale Head is Seascale.

Wasdale Head on a map

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

Which county is Wasdale Head in?

Wasdale Head 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 Wasdale Head in Cumbria?

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

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

What is the postcode for Wasdale Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wasdale Head is CA20 1EX.

Where is Wasdale Head in CA20?

Wasdale Head is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wasdale Head within CA20
Location of Wasdale Head within CA20

What is the post town for Wasdale Head?

The post town for Wasdale Head is Seascale. Wasdale Head is in the CA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Seascale.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wasdale Head?

The centre of Wasdale Head is located at position 54.465° latitude and -3.25648° longitude.

Latitude54.465°
Longitude-3.25648°

What is the easting and northing of Wasdale Head?

The centre of Wasdale Head is located at the grid reference easting 318656 and northing 508463 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting318656
Northing508463

What are the nearest towns to Wasdale Head?

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

south-west
11m
Wasdale Head is 11 miles south-west of Keswick
east
11m
Wasdale Head is 11 miles east of Egremont
east
11m
Wasdale Head is 11 miles east of Cleator Moor
west
12m
Wasdale Head is 12 miles west of Ambleside
north
13m
Wasdale Head is 13 miles north of Broughton in Furness
south
14m
Wasdale Head is 14 miles south of Cockermouth
south-east
15m
Wasdale Head is 15 miles south-east of Whitehaven
north-west
15m
Wasdale Head is 15 miles north-west of Bowness-on-Windermere
north-west
15m
Wasdale Head is 15 miles north-west of Windermere
south-east
17m
Wasdale Head is 17 miles south-east of Workington

What are the nearest cities to Wasdale Head?

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

south-west
32m
Wasdale Head is 32 miles south-west of Carlisle
north-west
34m
Wasdale Head is 34 miles north-west of Lancaster
north-west
54m
Wasdale Head is 54 miles north-west of Preston
west
71m
Wasdale Head is 71 miles west of Durham
west
74m
Wasdale Head is 74 miles west of Ripon
north
74m
Wasdale Head is 74 miles north of Liverpool
south-west
75m
Wasdale Head is 75 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
77m
Wasdale Head is 77 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
79m
Wasdale Head is 79 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
80m
Wasdale Head is 80 miles north-west of Manchester