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Where is Charlestown?

Charlestown is located in the county of Moray, Scotland, two miles south-east of the town of Burghead, 63 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 120 miles north of Edinburgh, 429 miles north of Cardiff, and 447 miles north of London. Charlestown was historically in the county of Nairn. Charlestown falls within the unitary authority of Moray. It is in the IV30 postcode district. The post town for Charlestown is Elgin.

Charlestown on a map

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

Which county is Charlestown in?

Charlestown is in the ceremonial county of Moray, the historic county of Nairn, and the administrative county of Moray.

Ceremonial CountyMoray
Historic CountyNairn
Administrative CountyMoray

Where is Charlestown in Moray?

Charlestown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Moray, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Moray.

Map showing location of Charlestown within Moray
Location of Charlestown within Moray

What is the postcode for Charlestown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Charlestown is IV30 5YG.

Where is Charlestown in IV30?

Charlestown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV30 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV30 postcode district.

Map showing location of Charlestown within IV30
Location of Charlestown within IV30

What is the post town for Charlestown?

The post town for Charlestown is Elgin. Charlestown is in the IV30 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Elgin.

What is the latitude and longitude of Charlestown?

The centre of Charlestown is located at position 57.68444° latitude and -3.45674° longitude.

Latitude57.68444°
Longitude-3.45674°

What is the easting and northing of Charlestown?

The centre of Charlestown is located at the grid reference easting 313238 and northing 867000 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting313238
Northing867000

What are the nearest towns to Charlestown?

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

south-east
2m
Charlestown is 2 miles south-east of Burghead
north-west
6m
Charlestown is 6 miles north-west of Elgin
west
7m
Charlestown is 7 miles west of Lossiemouth
north-east
8m
Charlestown is 8 miles north-east of Forres
north-west
14m
Charlestown is 14 miles north-west of Rothes
north-east
17m
Charlestown is 17 miles north-east of Nairn
north-west
17m
Charlestown is 17 miles north-west of Charlestown of Aberlour
west
18m
Charlestown is 18 miles west of Buckie
north-west
21m
Charlestown is 21 miles north-west of Dufftown
west
21m
Charlestown is 21 miles west of Findochty

What are the nearest cities to Charlestown?

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

north-east
32m
Charlestown is 32 miles north-east of Inverness
north-west
63m
Charlestown is 63 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
87m
Charlestown is 87 miles north of Dundee
north
89m
Charlestown is 89 miles north of Perth
north
110m
Charlestown is 110 miles north of Stirling
north
112m
Charlestown is 112 miles north of Dunfermline
north
120m
Charlestown is 120 miles north of Edinburgh
north
129m
Charlestown is 129 miles north of Glasgow
north
194m
Charlestown is 194 miles north of Carlisle
north
200m
Charlestown is 200 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne