Kirkmaiden is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, 15 miles south of the town of Stranraer, 80 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 111 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 233 miles north of Cardiff, and 296 miles north-west of London. Kirkmaiden was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Kirkmaiden falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG9 postcode district. The post town for Kirkmaiden is Stranraer.
Kirkmaiden is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Wigtownshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Wigtown |
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Historic County | Wigtownshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Kirkmaiden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wigtown, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkmaiden is DG9 9QP.
Kirkmaiden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG9 postcode district.
The post town for Kirkmaiden is Stranraer. Kirkmaiden is in the DG9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stranraer.
The centre of Kirkmaiden is located at position 54.69161° latitude and -4.91231° longitude.
Latitude | 54.69161° |
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Longitude | -4.91231° |
The centre of Kirkmaiden is located at the grid reference easting 212397 and northing 536847 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 212397 |
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Northing | 536847 |
Position of Kirkmaiden relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkmaiden to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirkmaiden relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkmaiden to the centre of the city.