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 miles27.5 km
- Dumfries 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Workington 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Whitehaven 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Penrith 24.3 miles39.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Westnewton Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Bromfield Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Aspatria Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Holme Abbey Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Holme St. Cuthbert Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Allhallows Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Abbeytown Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Plumbland Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Hayton and Mealo Parish 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Dundraw Parish 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Oughterside and Allerby Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Holme Low Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Aspatria
CA7 3LL, CA7 1BX, CA7 2AJ, CA7 2PG, CA15 6QH, CA7 1BU, CA7 3AB, CA15 6QT, CA7 0DH … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 66.9 miles107.7 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 70 miles112.7 km
- Aspatria Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Wigton Railway Station 6.7 miles10.8 km
Hotels near Aspatria Ad
- Wheyrigg Hall Hotel 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Overwater Hall 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Embleton Spa Hotel 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Lake District Castle Inn 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel 3 9 miles14.5 km
- Broughton Craggs Hotel 3 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The Trout 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Allerdale Court Hotel 3 9.3 miles15 km
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 miles6 km
- Powillimount Beach Beach 12 miles19.3 km
- Arbigland Estate 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Borough Park Stadium 13.7 miles22 km
- Cavens Estate 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Derwent Park Stadium 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Galabank Stadium 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Kinmount House Estate 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Mount Annan Estate 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Winscales Estate 14.3 miles23 km
- Southwick House Estate 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 15.6 miles25.1 km