Brae is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, seven miles west of the town of Dumfries, 35 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 67 miles south of Edinburgh, 248 miles north of Cardiff, and 287 miles north-west of London. Brae lies just south-west of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Brae falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for Brae is Dumfries.
Brae is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Brae is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and towards the easternmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Brae is DG2 8QE.
Brae is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG2 postcode district.
The post town for Brae is Dumfries. Brae is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Brae is located at position 55.04905° latitude and -3.78272° longitude.
Latitude | 55.04905° |
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Longitude | -3.78272° |
The centre of Brae is located at the grid reference easting 286202 and northing 574181 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 286202 |
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Northing | 574181 |
Position of Brae relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Brae to the centre of the town.
Position of Brae relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Brae to the centre of the city.