Kirkdale is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, five miles west of the town of Gatehouse of Fleet, 55 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 88 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 238 miles north of Cardiff, and 289 miles north-west of London. Kirkdale lies just south-west of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Kirkdale falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG7 postcode district. The post town for Kirkdale is Castle Douglas.
Kirkdale is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Wigtown |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Kirkdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wigtown, and towards the easternmost extremity of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkdale is DG7 2EZ.
Kirkdale is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG7 postcode district.
Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012
The post town for Kirkdale is Castle Douglas. Kirkdale is in the DG7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Castle Douglas.
The centre of Kirkdale is located at position 54.85095° latitude and -4.31188° longitude.
Latitude | 54.85095° |
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Longitude | -4.31188° |
The centre of Kirkdale is located at the grid reference easting 251672 and northing 553133 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 251672 |
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Northing | 553133 |
Position of Kirkdale relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkdale to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirkdale relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkdale to the centre of the city.