Dumbarton is located in the county of Dunbartonshire, Scotland, three miles south of the town of Alexandria, 14 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 53 miles west of Edinburgh, 314 miles north of Cardiff, and 356 miles north-west of London. Dumbarton lies just north of the Renfrewshire border. Dumbarton falls within the unitary authority of West Dunbartonshire. It is in the G82 postcode district. The post town for Dumbarton is Dumbarton.
Dumbarton is in the ceremonial county of Dunbartonshire, the historic county of Dunbartonshire, and the administrative county of West Dunbartonshire.
Ceremonial County | Dunbartonshire |
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Historic County | Dunbartonshire |
Administrative County | West Dunbartonshire |
Dumbarton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dunbartonshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dunbartonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dumbarton is G82 1BD.
Dumbarton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the G82 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G82 postcode district.
The post town for Dumbarton is Dumbarton. Dumbarton is in the G82 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumbarton.
The centre of Dumbarton is located at position 55.94566° latitude and -4.56671° longitude.
Latitude | 55.94566° |
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Longitude | -4.56671° |
The centre of Dumbarton is located at the grid reference easting 239809 and northing 675489 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 239809 |
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Northing | 675489 |
Position of Dumbarton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dumbarton to the centre of the town.
Position of Dumbarton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dumbarton to the centre of the city.