Crichton is located in the county of Midlothian, Scotland, five miles south-east of the town of Dalkeith, 42 miles south of the major city of Dundee, 11 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 302 miles north of Cardiff, and 321 miles north of London. Crichton lies two miles south-west of the East Lothian border. Crichton falls within the unitary authority of Midlothian. It is in the EH37 postcode district. The post town for Crichton is Pathhead.
Crichton is in the ceremonial county of Midlothian, the historic county of Midlothian, and the administrative county of Midlothian.
Ceremonial County | Midlothian |
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Historic County | Midlothian |
Administrative County | Midlothian |
Crichton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Midlothian, and towards the easternmost extremity of Midlothian.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Crichton is EH37 5UZ.
Crichton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EH37 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EH37 postcode district.
The post town for Crichton is Pathhead. Crichton is in the EH37 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pathhead.
The centre of Crichton is located at position 55.84722° latitude and -2.98109° longitude.
Latitude | 55.84722° |
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Longitude | -2.98109° |
The centre of Crichton is located at the grid reference easting 338668 and northing 661992 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 338668 |
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Northing | 661992 |
Position of Crichton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Crichton to the centre of the town.
Position of Crichton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Crichton to the centre of the city.