Cumwhinton
Built-up area in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.867, -2.858 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 45 52 |
| Population: | 364 |
| Dialling code: | 01228 (Carlisle) |
Cumwhinton is a small rural village set in the rolling farmland of historic Cumberland, now in the county of Cumbria, a few miles to the south‑east of Carlisle. It sits amid typical Cumbrian patchwork fields and lanes, handy for riverside walking and within easy reach of the Roman remnants and landscape associated with Hadrian's Wall country, making it a quiet base for enjoying the northern Pennines and lowland agricultural scenery.
Life in Cumwhinton is shaped by farming and a close‑knit village community, with many residents commuting into Carlisle for work and services. The village has longstanding rural roots and a modest built heritage of stone cottages and farm buildings; socially it tends to be quiet and community‑minded, with local events and outdoor recreation important to village life.
Postcode districts covering Cumwhinton
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Wetheral Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Harraby South Ward 1.6 miles
- Scotby Built-up area 1.7 miles
- St. Cuthbert Without Parish 2 miles
- Harraby North Ward 2.1 miles
- Botcherby Ward 2.6 miles
- Upperby Ward 2.8 miles
- Currock Ward 3 miles
- Warwick Bridge Built-up area 3 miles
- Heads Nook Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Denton Holme Ward 3.8 miles
- Carlisle Built-up area 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Cumwhinton
CA4 8DT, CA4 8FX, CA4 8DS, CA4 8DZ, CA4 8FG, CA4 8FW, CA4 8FL, CA4 8EJ, CA4 8EA … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 47.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 62.2 miles
- Wetheral Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Carlisle Railway Station 3.5 miles
Hotels near Cumwhinton Ad
- Crown Hotel Wetheral 4 1.5 miles
- Travelodge Carlisle Central 3 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Carlisle 3 1.1 miles
- Crown Hotel 4 1.5 miles
- ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 3.3 miles
- The Queens 2.3 miles
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 3.7 miles
- Premier Inn Carlisle Central 3 2.7 miles
- Carlisle Central 3 2.7 miles
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 4.1 miles
Schools in Cumwhinton
- Cumwhinton School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brunton Park Stadium 3 miles
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 3 miles
- Inglewood Forest Forest 6.2 miles
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 15.4 miles
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 15.7 miles
- Brocavum Archaeological site 15.8 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 17 miles
- Galabank Stadium 18.3 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 18.7 miles
- Lowther Castle Estate 19.1 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 19.2 miles