Gretna Green is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, four miles west of the town of Longtown, nine miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 66 miles south of Edinburgh, 244 miles north of Cardiff, and 270 miles north-west of London. Gretna Green lies just north of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Gretna Green falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG16 postcode district. The post town for Gretna Green is Gretna.
Gretna Green 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 |
Gretna Green is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gretna Green is DG16 5DU.
Gretna Green is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG16 postcode district.
The post town for Gretna Green is Gretna. Gretna Green is in the DG16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gretna.
The centre of Gretna Green is located at position 55.00258° latitude and -3.06697° longitude.
Latitude | 55.00258° |
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Longitude | -3.06697° |
The centre of Gretna Green is located at the grid reference easting 331849 and northing 568077 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 331849 |
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Northing | 568077 |
Position of Gretna Green relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gretna Green to the centre of the town.
Position of Gretna Green relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gretna Green to the centre of the city.