Alford is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 13 miles west of the town of Inverurie, 24 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 90 miles north of Edinburgh, 398 miles north of Cardiff, and 409 miles north of London. Alford falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB33 postcode district. The post town for Alford is Alford.
Alford is in the ceremonial county of Aberdeenshire, the historic county of Aberdeenshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Aberdeenshire |
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Historic County | Aberdeenshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Alford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Aberdeenshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Aberdeenshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Alford is AB33 8PX.
Alford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB33 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AB33 postcode district.
The post town for Alford is Alford. Alford is in the AB33 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Alford.
The centre of Alford is located at position 57.2319° latitude and -2.70207° longitude.
Latitude | 57.2319° |
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Longitude | -2.70207° |
The centre of Alford is located at the grid reference easting 357715 and northing 815904 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 357715 |
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Northing | 815904 |
Position of Alford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Alford to the centre of the town.
Position of Alford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Alford to the centre of the city.