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Where is Kirkton?

Kirkton is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, three miles north of the town of Dumfries, 31 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 60 miles south of Edinburgh, 252 miles north of Cardiff, and 287 miles north-west of London. Kirkton lies five miles east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Kirkton falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG1 postcode district. The post town for Kirkton is Dumfries.

Kirkton on a map

Map showing extent of Kirkton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Kirkton
Map showing location of Kirkton within the UK
Location of Kirkton within the UK

Which county is Kirkton in?

Kirkton is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyDumfries
Historic CountyDumfriesshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Kirkton in Dumfries?

Kirkton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.

Map showing location of Kirkton within Dumfries
Location of Kirkton within Dumfries

What is the postcode for Kirkton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkton is DG1 1SR.

Where is Kirkton in DG1?

Kirkton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kirkton within DG1
Location of Kirkton within DG1

What is the post town for Kirkton?

The post town for Kirkton is Dumfries. Kirkton is in the DG1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kirkton?

The centre of Kirkton is located at position 55.11678° latitude and -3.60845° longitude.

Latitude55.11678°
Longitude-3.60845°

What is the easting and northing of Kirkton?

The centre of Kirkton is located at the grid reference easting 297509 and northing 581447 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting297509
Northing581447

What are the nearest towns to Kirkton?

Position of Kirkton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkton to the centre of the town.

north
3m
Kirkton is 3 miles north of Dumfries
west
7m
Kirkton is 7 miles west of Lochmaben
west
10m
Kirkton is 10 miles west of Lockerbie
north-east
15m
Kirkton is 15 miles north-east of Dalbeattie
south-west
16m
Kirkton is 16 miles south-west of Moffat
north-west
16m
Kirkton is 16 miles north-west of Annan
north-east
18m
Kirkton is 18 miles north-east of Castle Douglas
north-west
19m
Kirkton is 19 miles north-west of Silloth
east
21m
Kirkton is 21 miles east of New Galloway
south-east
21m
Kirkton is 21 miles south-east of Sanquhar

What are the nearest cities to Kirkton?

Position of Kirkton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkton to the centre of the city.

north-west
31m
Kirkton is 31 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-east
57m
Kirkton is 57 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
60m
Kirkton is 60 miles south of Edinburgh
south
66m
Kirkton is 66 miles south of Dunfermline
south
70m
Kirkton is 70 miles south of Stirling
west
80m
Kirkton is 80 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
81m
Kirkton is 81 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
84m
Kirkton is 84 miles west of Durham
south
89m
Kirkton is 89 miles south of Perth
west
90m
Kirkton is 90 miles west of Sunderland