Aird is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, two miles east of the town of Stranraer, 73 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 101 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 248 miles north of Cardiff, and 308 miles north-west of London. Aird was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Aird falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG9 postcode district. The post town for Aird is Stranraer.
Aird is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Wigtownshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Wigtown |
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Historic County | Wigtownshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Aird is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wigtown, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Aird is DG9 8RX.
Aird is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DG9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG9 postcode district.
The post town for Aird is Stranraer. Aird is in the DG9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stranraer.
The centre of Aird is located at position 54.89954° latitude and -4.9704° longitude.
Latitude | 54.89954° |
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Longitude | -4.9704° |
The centre of Aird is located at the grid reference easting 209635 and northing 560131 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 209635 |
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Northing | 560131 |
Position of Aird relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Aird to the centre of the town.
Position of Aird relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Aird to the centre of the city.