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 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 |
Colvend is situated towards the southernmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and towards the easternmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Colvend is DG5 4QD.
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.
The post town for Colvend is Dalbeattie. Colvend is in the DG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dalbeattie.
The centre of Colvend is located at position 54.87359° latitude and -3.76574° longitude.
Latitude | 54.87359° |
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Longitude | -3.76574° |
The centre of Colvend is located at the grid reference easting 286794 and northing 554631 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 286794 |
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Northing | 554631 |
Position of Colvend relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Colvend to the centre of the town.
Position of Colvend relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Colvend to the centre of the city.