Kirkbean is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, nine miles north-west of the town of Silloth, 26 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 73 miles south of Edinburgh, 238 miles north of Cardiff, and 275 miles north-west of London. Kirkbean lies two miles south-east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Kirkbean falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for Kirkbean is Dumfries.
Kirkbean is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Kirkbean 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 Kirkbean is DG2 8DW.
Kirkbean is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district.
The post town for Kirkbean is Dumfries. Kirkbean is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Kirkbean is located at position 54.91653° latitude and -3.59575° longitude.
Latitude | 54.91653° |
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Longitude | -3.59575° |
The centre of Kirkbean is located at the grid reference easting 297810 and northing 559147 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 297810 |
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Northing | 559147 |
Position of Kirkbean relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkbean to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirkbean relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkbean to the centre of the city.