Gatehead is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, three miles west of the town of Kilmarnock, 22 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 59 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 290 miles north of Cardiff, and 336 miles north-west of London. Gatehead was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Gatehead falls within the unitary authority of East Ayrshire. It is in the KA2 postcode district. The post town for Gatehead is Kilmarnock.
Gatehead 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 |
Gatehead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gatehead is KA2 0AR.
Gatehead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KA2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KA2 postcode district.
The post town for Gatehead is Kilmarnock. Gatehead is in the KA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kilmarnock.
The centre of Gatehead is located at position 55.5964° latitude and -4.5546° longitude.
Latitude | 55.5964° |
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Longitude | -4.5546° |
The centre of Gatehead is located at the grid reference easting 239132 and northing 636603 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 239132 |
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Northing | 636603 |
Position of Gatehead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gatehead to the centre of the town.
Position of Gatehead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gatehead to the centre of the city.