Langholm is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, ten miles north of the town of Longtown, 18 miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 56 miles south of Edinburgh, 254 miles north of Cardiff, and 278 miles north-west of London. Langholm lies four miles south of the Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Langholm falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG13 postcode district. The post town for Langholm is Langholm.
Langholm 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 |
Langholm is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Langholm is DG13 0JQ.
Langholm is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG13 postcode district.
The post town for Langholm is Langholm. Langholm is in the DG13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Langholm.
The centre of Langholm is located at position 55.15085° latitude and -2.99879° longitude.
Latitude | 55.15085° |
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Longitude | -2.99879° |
The centre of Langholm is located at the grid reference easting 336446 and northing 584512 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 336446 |
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Northing | 584512 |
Position of Langholm relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Langholm to the centre of the town.
Position of Langholm relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Langholm to the centre of the city.