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Penrith
City population
16,700
#732
in United Kingdom
#631
in England
#29,112
worldwide
54.666, -2.758 · 393 km from London
About Penrith
Penrith is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 16,700. It is the 732nd largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 29,112th largest worldwide. It lies 393 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#631of 679
Coordinates
54.666, -2.758
Record updated
8 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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