Carsethorn is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, eight miles north-west of the town of Silloth, 26 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 73 miles south of Edinburgh, 239 miles north of Cardiff, and 275 miles north-west of London. Carsethorn lies three miles east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Carsethorn falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for Carsethorn is Dumfries.
Carsethorn is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Carsethorn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Carsethorn is DG2 8DR.
Carsethorn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district.
The post town for Carsethorn is Dumfries. Carsethorn is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Carsethorn is located at position 54.92303° latitude and -3.57272° longitude.
Latitude | 54.92303° |
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Longitude | -3.57272° |
The centre of Carsethorn is located at the grid reference easting 299302 and northing 559837 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 299302 |
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Northing | 559837 |
Position of Carsethorn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Carsethorn to the centre of the town.
Position of Carsethorn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Carsethorn to the centre of the city.