Aspatria
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.772, -3.325 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 14 42 |
| Population: | 2,454 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 (Wigton) |
Aspatria is a small market town and civil parish in the historic county of Cumberland, now within the borough of Allerdale in Cumbria. It sits on the low-lying Solway Plain with views toward the foothills of the Lake District, making it a quiet rural centre between the coast and the fells and well placed for journeys to Carlisle and nearby coastal towns.
The town has a long agricultural heritage and developed in the 19th century with a short-lived agricultural college and local industries tied to the wider west Cumberland mining and ironworking boom. Today it retains Victorian streets and a parish church with medieval roots, a lively community calendar including agricultural shows, and active sports clubs, giving it the feel of a traditional rural market community with strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Aspatria
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 17.9 miles
- Dumfries 23.4 miles
- Workington 13.2 miles
- Whitehaven 18.7 miles
- Penrith 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Aspatria Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Westnewton Parish 1.4 miles
- Plumbland Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Bromfield Parish 2.8 miles
- Allhallows Parish 2.8 miles
- Oughterside and Allerby Parish 2.9 miles
- Bothel Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Bothel and Threapland Parish 3.2 miles
- Hayton and Mealo Parish 3.3 miles
- Blennerhasset and Torpenhow Parish 3.3 miles
- Gilcrux Parish 3.7 miles
- Allonby Built-up area 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Aspatria
CA7 3BQ, CA7 3JF, CA7 3DE, CA7 3DB, CA7 3AH, CA7 3DQ, CA7 3BA, CA7 3EG, CA7 3AA … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 67.4 miles
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 71.3 miles
- Aspatria Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Wigton Railway Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near Aspatria Ad
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel 4 7.3 miles
- Wheyrigg Hall Hotel 4.8 miles
- The Golden Lion Hotel 3 7.9 miles
- Woodlands Country House 3 5.9 miles
- Embleton Spa Hotel 4 7.6 miles
- The Old Mill Inn 3 6.1 miles
- Lake District Castle Inn Hotel & Spa 4 7.4 miles
- Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth 7.7 miles
- Allerdale Court Hotel 3 7.6 miles
- The Golf Hotel 3 7.2 miles
Schools in Aspatria
- Beacon Hill Community School Secondary
- Richmond Hill School Primary
Local points of interest
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 5.4 miles
- Borough Park Stadium 12.4 miles
- Derwent Park Stadium 12.5 miles
- Winscales Estate 12.8 miles
- Powillimount Beach Beach 13 miles
- Arbigland Estate 13.6 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 14.3 miles
- Cavens Estate 14.8 miles
- Galabank Stadium 15.6 miles
- Kinmount House Estate 15.8 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 15.9 miles
- Southwick House Estate 16.2 miles