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  1. Annan

Where is Annan?

Annan is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, ten miles north-east of the town of Silloth, 15 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 67 miles south of Edinburgh, 242 miles north of Cardiff, and 273 miles north-west of London. Annan lies two miles north-west of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Annan falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG12 postcode district. The post town for Annan is Annan.

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Map showing extent of Annan as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Annan
Map showing location of Annan within the UK
Location of Annan within the UK

Which county is Annan in?

Annan is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyDumfries
Historic CountyDumfriesshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Annan in Dumfries?

Annan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dumfries.

Map showing location of Annan within Dumfries
Location of Annan within Dumfries

What is the postcode for Annan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Annan is DG12 6DL.

Where is Annan in DG12?

Annan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Annan within DG12
Location of Annan within DG12

What is the post town for Annan?

The post town for Annan is Annan. Annan is in the DG12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Annan.

What is the latitude and longitude of Annan?

The centre of Annan is located at position 54.98732° latitude and -3.26179° longitude.

Latitude54.98732°
Longitude-3.26179°

What is the easting and northing of Annan?

The centre of Annan is located at the grid reference easting 319357 and northing 566587 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting319357
Northing566587

What are the nearest towns to Annan?

Position of Annan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Annan to the centre of the town.

north-east
10m
Annan is 10 miles north-east of Silloth
south
10m
Annan is 10 miles south of Lockerbie
west
12m
Annan is 12 miles west of Longtown
north
12m
Annan is 12 miles north of Wigton
south-east
12m
Annan is 12 miles south-east of Lochmaben
south-east
15m
Annan is 15 miles south-east of Dumfries
south-west
15m
Annan is 15 miles south-west of Langholm
north
16m
Annan is 16 miles north of Aspatria
north-east
21m
Annan is 21 miles north-east of Maryport
west
21m
Annan is 21 miles west of Brampton

What are the nearest cities to Annan?

Position of Annan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Annan to the centre of the city.

north-west
15m
Annan is 15 miles north-west of Carlisle
west
66m
Annan is 66 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
67m
Annan is 67 miles south of Edinburgh
north
67m
Annan is 67 miles north of Lancaster
west
69m
Annan is 69 miles west of Durham
south-east
72m
Annan is 72 miles south-east of Glasgow
west
75m
Annan is 75 miles west of Sunderland
south
75m
Annan is 75 miles south of Dunfermline
south
82m
Annan is 82 miles south of Stirling
north
88m
Annan is 88 miles north of Preston

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