Oughterside

Oughterside
An Oughterside signpost
Oughterside Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Oughterside Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	619 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	NY1163640668
Civil parish	Oughterside and Allerby
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°45′11″N 3°22′28″W / 54.753159°N 3.374470°W / 54.753159; -3.374470

Oughterside is a village in the Allerdale district of the English county of Cumbria. Nearby settlements include the town of Aspatria and the villages of Hayton and Prospect. For transport there is the A596 road nearby. Oughterside is 2.1 miles away from Aspatria and is 6 miles from Cockermouth, the birthplace of William Wordsworth. Carlisle is the closest city to Oughterside that offers transport links to other locations across the UK through the railway network. Oughterside is located on the North Western edge of the Lake District.