Kelton is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, three miles south of the town of Dumfries, 27 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 66 miles south of Edinburgh, 245 miles north of Cardiff, and 281 miles north-west of London. Kelton lies four miles east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Kelton falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG1 postcode district. The post town for Kelton is Dumfries.
Kelton 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 |
Kelton 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 Kelton is DG1 4UA.
Kelton 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 Kelton is Dumfries. Kelton is in the DG1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Kelton is located at position 55.02194° latitude and -3.58339° longitude.
Latitude | 55.02194° |
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Longitude | -3.58339° |
The centre of Kelton is located at the grid reference easting 298868 and northing 570857 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 298868 |
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Northing | 570857 |
Position of Kelton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kelton to the centre of the town.
Position of Kelton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kelton to the centre of the city.