Creetown is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, four miles north-east of the town of Wigtown, 58 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 87 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 242 miles north of Cardiff, and 293 miles north-west of London. Creetown lies three miles south-west of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Creetown falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG8 postcode district. The post town for Creetown is Newton Stewart.
Creetown is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Wigtown |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Creetown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wigtown, and towards the easternmost extremity of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Creetown is DG8 7JQ.
Creetown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district.
The post town for Creetown is Newton Stewart. Creetown is in the DG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Stewart.
The centre of Creetown is located at position 54.90129° latitude and -4.37904° longitude.
Latitude | 54.90129° |
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Longitude | -4.37904° |
The centre of Creetown is located at the grid reference easting 247551 and northing 558878 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 247551 |
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Northing | 558878 |
Position of Creetown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Creetown to the centre of the town.
Position of Creetown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Creetown to the centre of the city.