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Where is Colvend?

Colvend is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, five miles south-east of the town of Dalbeattie, 33 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 78 miles south of Edinburgh, 236 miles north of Cardiff, and 277 miles north-west of London. Colvend lies three miles south-west of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Colvend falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG5 postcode district. The post town for Colvend is Dalbeattie.

Colvend on a map

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

Which county is Colvend in?

Colvend is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyThe Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Historic CountyKirkcudbrightshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Colvend in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright?

Colvend is situated towards the southernmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and towards the easternmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.

Map showing location of Colvend within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Location of Colvend within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright

What is the postcode for Colvend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Colvend is DG5 4QD.

Where is Colvend in DG5?

Colvend is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Colvend within DG5
Location of Colvend within DG5

What is the post town for Colvend?

The post town for Colvend is Dalbeattie. Colvend is in the DG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dalbeattie.

What is the latitude and longitude of Colvend?

The centre of Colvend is located at position 54.87359° latitude and -3.76574° longitude.

Latitude54.87359°
Longitude-3.76574°

What is the easting and northing of Colvend?

The centre of Colvend is located at the grid reference easting 286794 and northing 554631 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting286794
Northing554631

What are the nearest towns to Colvend?

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

south-east
5m
Colvend is 5 miles south-east of Dalbeattie
south-east
8m
Colvend is 8 miles south-east of Castle Douglas
east
12m
Colvend is 12 miles east of Kirkcudbright
south-west
15m
Colvend is 15 miles south-west of Dumfries
west
15m
Colvend is 15 miles west of Silloth
north-west
15m
Colvend is 15 miles north-west of Maryport
east
17m
Colvend is 17 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet
north-west
18m
Colvend is 18 miles north-west of Workington
north-west
19m
Colvend is 19 miles north-west of Aspatria
south-east
20m
Colvend is 20 miles south-east of New Galloway

What are the nearest cities to Colvend?

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

west
33m
Colvend is 33 miles west of Carlisle
north-west
69m
Colvend is 69 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
71m
Colvend is 71 miles south of Glasgow
south
78m
Colvend is 78 miles south of Edinburgh
south
84m
Colvend is 84 miles south of Dunfermline
west
86m
Colvend is 86 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
86m
Colvend is 86 miles south of Stirling
west
87m
Colvend is 87 miles west of Durham
north-west
88m
Colvend is 88 miles north-west of Preston
west
95m
Colvend is 95 miles west of Sunderland