Eckford is located in the county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Kelso, 48 miles north-east of the major city of Carlisle, 41 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 281 miles north of Cardiff, and 294 miles north of London. Eckford lies eight miles north-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Roxburghshire. Eckford falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD5 postcode district. The post town for Eckford is Kelso.
Eckford is in the ceremonial county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the historic county of Roxburghshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.
Ceremonial County | Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
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Historic County | Roxburghshire |
Administrative County | Scottish Borders |
Eckford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, and towards the easternmost extremity of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Eckford is TD5 8LG.
Eckford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TD5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TD5 postcode district.
The post town for Eckford is Kelso. Eckford is in the TD5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kelso.
The centre of Eckford is located at position 55.52855° latitude and -2.46213° longitude.
Latitude | 55.52855° |
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Longitude | -2.46213° |
The centre of Eckford is located at the grid reference easting 370926 and northing 626188 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 370926 |
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Northing | 626188 |
Position of Eckford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Eckford to the centre of the town.
Position of Eckford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Eckford to the centre of the city.