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Where is Workington?

Workington is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles south-west of the town of Maryport, 30 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 92 miles south of Edinburgh, 219 miles north of Cardiff, and 259 miles north-west of London. Workington was historically in the county of Cumberland. Workington falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA14 postcode district. The post town for Workington is Workington.

Workington on a map

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

Which county is Workington in?

Workington 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 Workington in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Workington within Cumbria
Location of Workington within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Workington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Workington is CA14 2LZ.

Where is Workington in CA14?

Workington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA14 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Workington within CA14
Location of Workington within CA14

What is the post town for Workington?

The post town for Workington is Workington. Workington is in the CA14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Workington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Workington?

The centre of Workington is located at position 54.64337° latitude and -3.54937° longitude.

Latitude54.64337°
Longitude-3.54937°

What is the easting and northing of Workington?

The centre of Workington is located at the grid reference easting 300111 and northing 528687 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting300111
Northing528687

What are the nearest towns to Workington?

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

south-west
5m
Workington is 5 miles south-west of Maryport
north
7m
Workington is 7 miles north of Whitehaven
west
8m
Workington is 8 miles west of Cockermouth
north
9m
Workington is 9 miles north of Cleator Moor
north
11m
Workington is 11 miles north of Egremont
south-west
12m
Workington is 12 miles south-west of Aspatria
west
17m
Workington is 17 miles west of Keswick
south-west
17m
Workington is 17 miles south-west of Silloth
south-west
20m
Workington is 20 miles south-west of Wigton
south-east
23m
Workington is 23 miles south-east of Dalbeattie

What are the nearest cities to Workington?

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

south-west
30m
Workington is 30 miles south-west of Carlisle
north-west
51m
Workington is 51 miles north-west of Lancaster
north-west
70m
Workington is 70 miles north-west of Preston
west
79m
Workington is 79 miles west of Durham
west
81m
Workington is 81 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
88m
Workington is 88 miles west of Sunderland
north
88m
Workington is 88 miles north of Liverpool
south
89m
Workington is 89 miles south of Glasgow
north-west
89m
Workington is 89 miles north-west of Ripon
south
92m
Workington is 92 miles south of Edinburgh

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