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 is in the ceremonial county of Moray, the historic county of Nairn, and the administrative county of Moray.
Ceremonial County | Moray |
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Historic County | Nairn |
Administrative County | Moray |
Charlestown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Moray, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Moray.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Charlestown is IV30 5YG.
Charlestown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV30 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV30 postcode district.
The post town for Charlestown is Elgin. Charlestown is in the IV30 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Elgin.
The centre of Charlestown is located at position 57.68444° latitude and -3.45674° longitude.
Latitude | 57.68444° |
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Longitude | -3.45674° |
The centre of Charlestown is located at the grid reference easting 313238 and northing 867000 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 313238 |
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Northing | 867000 |
Position of Charlestown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Charlestown to the centre of the town.
Position of Charlestown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Charlestown to the centre of the city.