Ainstable
Parish in Westmorland and Furness, England
| Coordinates: | 54.81, -2.714 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 54 46 |
Ainstable is a small, rural civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, England, tucked into the rolling countryside of the Eden Valley beneath the Pennines. It comprises a handful of villages and scattered hamlets set among pasture, drystone walls and pockets of woodland, with quiet lanes and footpaths that attract walkers and anyone seeking a peaceful rural landscape.
Traditionally agricultural, the local economy still leans on hill and lowland farming, alongside a modest contribution from tourism and people who commute into nearby towns. The community is small but active, centred on village halls, parish events and a few historic stone buildings that hint at medieval and post‑medieval roots; larger services are found in market towns such as Penrith and Appleby-in-Westmorland, both within easy reach.
Postcode districts covering Ainstable
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Cumrew Parish 2.4 miles
- Cumwhitton Parish 2.7 miles
- Kirkoswald Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Carlatton Parish 3.7 miles
- Lazonby Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Corby and Hayton Ward 4.9 miles
- Castle Carrock Parish 5.4 miles
- Glassonby Parish 5.5 miles
- Hesket Parish 5.8 miles
- Heads Nook Built-up area 6.1 miles
- Mellguards Built-up area 6.2 miles
- Great Salkeld Parish 6.3 miles
Example postcodes in Ainstable
CA8 9DH, CA4 9QT, CA4 9QP, CA4 9RJ, CA4 9AS, CA4 9QS, CA4 9QG, CA4 9RF, CA4 9RE … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 43.5 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 55.4 miles
- Armathwaite Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Lazonby and Kirkoswald Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Ainstable Ad
- Fox and Pheasant Inn 4 2.1 miles
- String of Horses 4 5.7 miles
- Crown Hotel Wetheral 4 6.9 miles
- The Blacksmiths Arms 6.8 miles
- Crown Hotel 4 6.9 miles
- Howard Arms 9.1 miles
- Premier Inn Carlisle 3 7.4 miles
- The Queens 7.8 miles
- The Shepherds Inn, Langwathby 8.1 miles
- Edenhall Country Hotel 3 8.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Inglewood Forest Forest 8.3 miles
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles
- Brunton Park Stadium 9.9 miles
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 10.8 miles
- Brocavum Archaeological site 10.9 miles
- Lowther Castle Estate 14.6 miles
- Moor House Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.4 miles
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 17.6 miles
- Vindolanda Archaeological site 18.8 miles
- Chesterholm (Vindolanda museum) Museum 18.9 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 19.6 miles