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Where is Ayr?

Ayr is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, three miles south of the town of Prestwick, 32 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 66 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 282 miles north of Cardiff, and 330 miles north-west of London. Ayr was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Ayr falls within the unitary authority of South Ayrshire. It is in the KA7 postcode district. The post town for Ayr is Ayr.

Ayr on a map

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

Which county is Ayr in?

Ayr is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of South Ayrshire.

Ceremonial CountyAyrshire and Arran
Historic CountyAyrshire
Administrative CountySouth Ayrshire

Where is Ayr in Ayrshire and Arran?

Ayr is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.

Map showing location of Ayr within Ayrshire and Arran
Location of Ayr within Ayrshire and Arran

What is the postcode for Ayr?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ayr is KA7 2EA.

Where is Ayr in KA7?

Ayr is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KA7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KA7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ayr within KA7
Location of Ayr within KA7

What is the post town for Ayr?

The post town for Ayr is Ayr. Ayr is in the KA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ayr.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ayr?

The centre of Ayr is located at position 55.45824° latitude and -4.62903° longitude.

Latitude55.45824°
Longitude-4.62903°

What is the easting and northing of Ayr?

The centre of Ayr is located at the grid reference easting 233861 and northing 621409 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting233861
Northing621409

What are the nearest towns to Ayr?

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

south
3m
Ayr is 3 miles south of Prestwick
south
6m
Ayr is 6 miles south of Troon
north
7m
Ayr is 7 miles north of Maybole
south
11m
Ayr is 11 miles south of Irvine
south-west
12m
Ayr is 12 miles south-west of Kilmarnock
south
14m
Ayr is 14 miles south of Stevenston
south-east
14m
Ayr is 14 miles south-east of Saltcoats
south
14m
Ayr is 14 miles south of Kilwinning
south-west
14m
Ayr is 14 miles south-west of Galston
west
14m
Ayr is 14 miles west of Cumnock

What are the nearest cities to Ayr?

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

south-west
32m
Ayr is 32 miles south-west of Glasgow
south-west
53m
Ayr is 53 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
62m
Ayr is 62 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
66m
Ayr is 66 miles south-west of Edinburgh
north-west
78m
Ayr is 78 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
80m
Ayr is 80 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
94m
Ayr is 94 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
122m
Ayr is 122 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
124m
Ayr is 124 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
130m
Ayr is 130 miles west of Durham