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.
Annan is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Dumfriesshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Annan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Annan is DG12 6DL.
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.
The post town for Annan is Annan. Annan is in the DG12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Annan.
The centre of Annan is located at position 54.98732° latitude and -3.26179° longitude.
Latitude | 54.98732° |
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Longitude | -3.26179° |
The centre of Annan is located at the grid reference easting 319357 and northing 566587 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 319357 |
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Northing | 566587 |
Position of Annan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Annan to the centre of the town.
Position of Annan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Annan to the centre of the city.