Ecclefechan is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, five miles north of the town of Annan, 18 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 62 miles south of Edinburgh, 247 miles north of Cardiff, and 277 miles north-west of London. Ecclefechan lies seven miles north of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Ecclefechan falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG11 postcode district. The post town for Ecclefechan is Lockerbie.
Ecclefechan 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 |
Ecclefechan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ecclefechan is DG11 3DQ.
Ecclefechan 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 Ecclefechan is Lockerbie. Ecclefechan is in the DG11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lockerbie.
The centre of Ecclefechan is located at position 55.05966° latitude and -3.26494° longitude.
Latitude | 55.05966° |
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Longitude | -3.26494° |
The centre of Ecclefechan is located at the grid reference easting 319302 and northing 574640 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 319302 |
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Northing | 574640 |
Position of Ecclefechan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ecclefechan to the centre of the town.
Position of Ecclefechan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ecclefechan to the centre of the city.