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 . 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.