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 miles
- Workington 11.6 miles
- Whitehaven 16.9 miles
- Penrith 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Plumbland Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Aspatria Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bothel and Threapland Parish 2 miles
- Gilcrux Parish 2.1 miles
- Oughterside and Allerby Parish 2.1 miles
- Bothel Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Blindcrake Parish 2.9 miles
- Hayton and Mealo Parish 3.1 miles
- Blennerhasset and Torpenhow Parish 3.2 miles
- Westnewton Parish 3.3 miles
- Tallentire Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Allhallows Parish 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Plumbland
CA7 2BQ, CA7 2BT, CA7 2EY, CA7 2DA, CA7 2BP, CA7 2DD, CA7 2DP, CA7 2ET, CA7 2EZ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 68.4 miles
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 72.5 miles
- Aspatria Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Maryport Railway Station 6.7 miles
Hotels near Plumbland Ad
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- Embleton Spa Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth 5.6 miles
- The Golden Lion Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- Allerdale Court Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- The Old Mill Inn 3 4.6 miles
- Lake District Castle Inn Hotel & Spa 4 6.1 miles
- Prime Location Cockermouth Main Street - Sleeps 6 3 5.6 miles
- Trout Hotel 4 5.6 miles
- Woodlands Country House 3 5.9 miles
Schools in Plumbland
- Plumbland C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 7.4 miles
- Borough Park Stadium 10.8 miles
- Winscales Estate 10.9 miles
- Derwent Park Stadium 11 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 13.2 miles
- Powillimount Beach Beach 14.1 miles
- Arbigland Estate 14.7 miles
- Cavens Estate 16 miles
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 16.7 miles
- Inglewood Forest Forest 16.9 miles
- Southwick House Estate 17.1 miles
- Galabank Stadium 17.6 miles