Longtown
Ward in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.037, -2.865 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 44 71 |
Longtown sits in the rural north of Cumberland close to the Anglo‑Scottish border and feels very much like a small market-centre for the surrounding farming country. The ward combines a handful of shops, a pub and community hub facilities that serve local villages, and its streets reflect a long settlement history without feeling urban - there’s a quiet, practical character to everyday life here.
Locally the economy leans on agriculture and a scattering of small firms and light industry, while its borderland location gives a sense of layered history from medieval times through the era of the Border Reivers. The landscape around Longtown is pleasant rolling countryside popular with walkers and cyclists, and the town has steady ties to nearby centres such as Carlisle for wider services and employment.
Postcode districts covering Longtown
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Solport Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Arthuret Parish 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Hethersgill Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Stapleton Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Houghton and Irthington Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Nicholforest Parish 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Kirklinton Middle Parish 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Longtown Built-up area 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Kirkandrews Parish 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Scaleby Parish 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Walton Parish 6 miles9.7 km
- Irthington Parish 6.2 miles9.9 km
Example postcodes in Longtown
CA6 5UR, CA6 5LJ, CA6 5RF, CA6 6NN, CA6 6NR, CA6 5UA, CA6 6JD, CA6 5XJ, CA6 5SP … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 46.5 miles74.8 km
- Edinburgh Airport 66.1 miles106.4 km
- Gretna Green Railway Station 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Brampton 9.6 miles15.5 km
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Schools in Longtown
- Bewcastle School Primary
- Blackford C of E Primary School Primary
- Longtown Primary School Primary
- Rockcliffe C of E School Primary
- Shankhill C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Brunton Park Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Larriston Fells Hill 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Birrens Archaeological site 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Galabank Stadium 16 miles25.7 km
- Mount Annan Estate 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Kielder Forest and Water Forest 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Tundergarth Estate 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Hoddam Castle Estate 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Kinmount House Estate 19.4 miles31.2 km