Plumbland
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.742, -3.334 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 14 39 |
The small rural parish of Plumbland lies on the low-lying Solway Plain in historic Cumberland, close to the saltmarshes of the Solway Firth and on the northern fringe of the Lake District National Park. Its landscape mixes open farmland, hedgerows and pockets of wetland, giving the area a quietly coastal character despite its inland village settlement pattern.
Local life is shaped by agriculture and small-scale farming, while a modest number of visitors come for birdwatching, coastal walks and access to nearby fells. The parish retains historic stone buildings and traditional field patterns that hint at centuries of rural settlement, and it remains a close-knit community where village events and intergenerational ties are still important.
Postcode districts covering Plumbland
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Workington 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Whitehaven 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Penrith 23.9 miles38.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Plumbland Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Aspatria Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Bothel and Threapland Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Gilcrux Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Oughterside and Allerby Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bothel Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Blindcrake Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hayton and Mealo Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Blennerhasset and Torpenhow Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Westnewton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Tallentire Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Allhallows Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Plumbland
CA7 2EZ, CA7 2DF, CA7 2DA, CA7 2ET, CA7 2HG, CA7 2DB, CA7 2BU, CA7 2DH, CA7 2HD … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 68.4 miles110.1 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 72.5 miles116.7 km
- Aspatria Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Maryport Railway Station 6.7 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Plumbland Ad
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Overwater Hall 3 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Embleton Spa Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Ravenstone Manor 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Hundith Hill Hotel 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Melbreak Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Lake District Castle Inn 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- The Trout 4 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Broughton Craggs Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
Schools in Plumbland
- Plumbland C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Borough Park Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Winscales Estate 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Derwent Park Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Powillimount Beach Beach 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Arbigland Estate 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Cavens Estate 16 miles25.8 km
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 16.7 miles27 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Southwick House Estate 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Galabank Stadium 17.6 miles28.4 km