Dundraw
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.834, -3.242 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 20 49 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 (Wigton) |
Dundraw is a small, low‑lying rural parish in Cumberland, north‑west England, set on the broad Solway Plain a short distance from the market town of Aspatria and the coastal port of Silloth. The landscape is largely flat farmland and drained marsh, looking out towards the Solway Firth with distant views of the Lake District fells on a clear day.
There is no distinct village centre: the parish consists of scattered farms and country lanes, with agriculture - principally dairy and arable - dominating the local economy. Historically part of Cumberland, it retains a quiet, sparsely populated character shaped by medieval field patterns, stone farmhouses and a reliance on nearby towns for services and community life.
Postcode districts covering Dundraw
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 13 miles21 km
- Dumfries 21.8 miles35 km
- Workington 18.7 miles30 km
- Whitehaven 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Penrith 22.2 miles35.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Waverton Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Abbeytown Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Bromfield Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Holme Abbey Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Holme East Waver Parish 3 miles4.7 km
- Wigton Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Solway Coast Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Woodside Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Kirkbride Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Allhallows Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Holme Low Parish 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Westnewton Parish 5 miles8 km
Example postcodes in Dundraw
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 63.1 miles101.6 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 70.7 miles113.7 km
- Wigton Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Aspatria Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
Hotels near Dundraw Ad
- Wheyrigg Hall Hotel 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Overwater Hall 3 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Hope and Anchor Port Carlisle 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
Local points of interest
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Galabank Stadium 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Mount Annan Estate 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Kinmount House Estate 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles20 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Brunton Park Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Powillimount Beach Beach 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Hoddam Castle Estate 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Arbigland Estate 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Cavens Estate 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Birrens Archaeological site 16.1 miles25.9 km