Penrith (/ˈpɛnrɪθ/, /pɛnˈrɪθ/ PEN-rith, pen-RITH) is a market town and civil parish in the county of Cumbria, England, about 17 miles (27 km) south of Carlisle. It is less than 3 miles (5 km) outside the Lake District National Park, in between the Rivers Petteril and Eamont and just north of the River Lowther. It had a population of 15,181 at the 2011 Census.