Dalton is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Lockerbie, 21 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 63 miles south of Edinburgh, 247 miles north of Cardiff, and 279 miles north-west of London. Dalton was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Dalton falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG11 postcode district. The post town for Dalton is Lockerbie.
Dalton is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Dumfriesshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Dalton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dalton is DG11 1DS.
Dalton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG11 postcode district.
The post town for Dalton is Lockerbie. Dalton is in the DG11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lockerbie.
The centre of Dalton is located at position 55.05295° latitude and -3.38783° longitude.
Latitude | 55.05295° |
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Longitude | -3.38783° |
The centre of Dalton is located at the grid reference easting 311438 and northing 574042 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 311438 |
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Northing | 574042 |
Position of Dalton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dalton to the centre of the town.
Position of Dalton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dalton to the centre of the city.