Aspatria
Ward in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.797, -3.324 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 14 45 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 (Wigton) |
Aspatria is a small town and ward in Cumberland set on the low-lying Solway plain, within easy reach of the Solway Firth and the fringes of the Lake District. It sits on a country transport route with a local railway station on the Cumbrian coast corridor, making it a modest commuter base for larger centres such as Carlisle while retaining a distinctly rural feel.
The community has long been shaped by agriculture and related trades, with a history of 19th-century farming education and regular agricultural shows, and today supports small shops, light industry and active sports and social clubs. Victorian and earlier buildings punctuate the town, giving a sense of local history, and the ward remains a tight-knit place where community events and farming cycles still set the rhythm of life.
Postcode districts covering Aspatria
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 17.1 miles
- Dumfries 21.9 miles
- Workington 14.6 miles
- Whitehaven 20.3 miles
- Penrith 24.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Westnewton Parish 0.8 miles
- Bromfield Parish 1.7 miles
- Aspatria Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Holme Abbey Parish 2.7 miles
- Holme St. Cuthbert Parish 3.2 miles
- Allhallows Parish 3.3 miles
- Abbeytown Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Plumbland Built-up area 4 miles
- Hayton and Mealo Parish 4.2 miles
- Dundraw Parish 4.2 miles
- Oughterside and Allerby Parish 4.2 miles
- Holme Low Parish 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in Aspatria
CA7 3PQ, CA7 3NW, CA7 2PG, CA7 3PS, CA7 1BS, CA7 3JN, CA7 3NA, CA7 3BJ, CA7 2AN … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 66.9 miles
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 70 miles
- Aspatria Railway Station 2.7 miles
- Wigton Railway Station 6.7 miles
Hotels near Aspatria Ad
- Wheyrigg Hall Hotel 3.4 miles
- Overwater Hall 3 8.9 miles
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa 4 8.8 miles
- Embleton Spa Hotel 4 9.4 miles
- Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth 9.4 miles
- Lake District Castle Inn 4 8.9 miles
- The Golden Lion Hotel 3 9 miles
- The Trout 4 9.4 miles
- Broughton Craggs Hotel 3 9.6 miles
- Allerdale Court Hotel 3 9.3 miles
Schools in Aspatria
- Allonby Primary School Primary
- Beacon Hill Community School Secondary
- Holme St Cuthbert School Primary
- Richmond Hill School Primary
- St Matthew's C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 3.7 miles
- Powillimount Beach Beach 12 miles
- Arbigland Estate 12.5 miles
- Borough Park Stadium 13.7 miles
- Cavens Estate 13.7 miles
- Derwent Park Stadium 13.8 miles
- Galabank Stadium 13.8 miles
- Kinmount House Estate 14.1 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 14.2 miles
- Winscales Estate 14.3 miles
- Southwick House Estate 15.4 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 15.6 miles