Glencaple is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Dumfries, 27 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 67 miles south of Edinburgh, 244 miles north of Cardiff, and 280 miles north-west of London. Glencaple lies five miles east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Glencaple falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG1 postcode district. The post town for Glencaple is Dumfries.
Glencaple 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 |
Glencaple is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Glencaple is DG1 4QX.
Glencaple is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG1 postcode district.
The post town for Glencaple is Dumfries. Glencaple is in the DG1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Glencaple is located at position 55.00325° latitude and -3.57075° longitude.
Latitude | 55.00325° |
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Longitude | -3.57075° |
The centre of Glencaple is located at the grid reference easting 299629 and northing 568760 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 299629 |
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Northing | 568760 |
Position of Glencaple relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Glencaple to the centre of the town.
Position of Glencaple relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Glencaple to the centre of the city.