Kelhead is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, four miles north-west of the town of Annan, 18 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 65 miles south of Edinburgh, 244 miles north of Cardiff, and 276 miles north-west of London. Kelhead lies four miles north-west of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Kelhead falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG12 postcode district. The post town for Kelhead is Annan.
Kelhead 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 |
Kelhead 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 Kelhead is DG12 5RJ.
Kelhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG12 postcode district.
The post town for Kelhead is Annan. Kelhead is in the DG12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Annan.
The centre of Kelhead is located at position 55.01345° latitude and -3.33753° longitude.
Latitude | 55.01345° |
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Longitude | -3.33753° |
The centre of Kelhead is located at the grid reference easting 314567 and northing 569585 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 314567 |
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Northing | 569585 |
Position of Kelhead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kelhead to the centre of the town.
Position of Kelhead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kelhead to the centre of the city.