Darvel is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, two miles east of the town of Newmilns, 18 miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 49 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 289 miles north of Cardiff, and 330 miles north-west of London. Darvel lies three miles west of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Darvel falls within the unitary authority of East Ayrshire. It is in the KA17 postcode district. The post town for Darvel is Darvel.
Darvel is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of East Ayrshire.
Ceremonial County | Ayrshire and Arran |
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Historic County | Ayrshire |
Administrative County | East Ayrshire |
Darvel is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran, and towards the easternmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Darvel is KA17 0DN.
Darvel is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KA17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KA17 postcode district.
The post town for Darvel is Darvel. Darvel is in the KA17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darvel.
The centre of Darvel is located at position 55.60977° latitude and -4.28104° longitude.
Latitude | 55.60977° |
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Longitude | -4.28104° |
The centre of Darvel is located at the grid reference easting 256414 and northing 637491 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 256414 |
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Northing | 637491 |
Position of Darvel relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Darvel to the centre of the town.
Position of Darvel relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Darvel to the centre of the city.