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Where is Gatehead?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Gatehead as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Gatehead
Map showing location of Gatehead within the UK
Location of Gatehead within the UK

Which county is Gatehead in?

Gatehead is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of East Ayrshire.

Ceremonial CountyAyrshire and Arran
Historic CountyAyrshire
Administrative CountyEast Ayrshire

Where is Gatehead in Ayrshire and Arran?

Gatehead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.

Map showing location of Gatehead within Ayrshire and Arran
Location of Gatehead within Ayrshire and Arran

What is the postcode for Gatehead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gatehead is KA2 0AR.

Where is Gatehead in KA2?

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.

Map showing location of Gatehead within KA2
Location of Gatehead within KA2

What is the post town for Gatehead?

The post town for Gatehead is Kilmarnock. Gatehead is in the KA2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kilmarnock.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gatehead?

The centre of Gatehead is located at position 55.5964° latitude and -4.5546° longitude.

Latitude55.5964°
Longitude-4.5546°

What is the easting and northing of Gatehead?

The centre of Gatehead is located at the grid reference easting 239132 and northing 636603 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting239132
Northing636603

What are the nearest towns to Gatehead?

Position of Gatehead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gatehead to the centre of the town.

west
3m
Gatehead is 3 miles west of Kilmarnock
east
5m
Gatehead is 5 miles east of Irvine
north-east
6m
Gatehead is 6 miles north-east of Troon
south
6m
Gatehead is 6 miles south of Stewarton
south-east
7m
Gatehead is 7 miles south-east of Kilwinning
west
7m
Gatehead is 7 miles west of Galston
north
7m
Gatehead is 7 miles north of Prestwick
south-east
9m
Gatehead is 9 miles south-east of Stevenston
west
9m
Gatehead is 9 miles west of Newmilns
east
10m
Gatehead is 10 miles east of Saltcoats

What are the nearest cities to Gatehead?

Position of Gatehead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gatehead to the centre of the city.

south-west
22m
Gatehead is 22 miles south-west of Glasgow
south-west
43m
Gatehead is 43 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
54m
Gatehead is 54 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
59m
Gatehead is 59 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-west
70m
Gatehead is 70 miles south-west of Perth
north-west
80m
Gatehead is 80 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
85m
Gatehead is 85 miles south-west of Dundee
west
124m
Gatehead is 124 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
128m
Gatehead is 128 miles north-west of Lancaster
north-west
131m
Gatehead is 131 miles north-west of Durham