Linton is located in the county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, five miles south-east of the town of Kelso, 49 miles north-west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 43 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 282 miles north of Cardiff, and 293 miles north of London. Linton lies four miles north-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Roxburghshire. Linton falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD5 postcode district. The post town for Linton is Kelso.
Linton is in the ceremonial county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the historic county of Roxburghshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.
Ceremonial County | Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
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Historic County | Roxburghshire |
Administrative County | Scottish Borders |
Linton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, and towards the easternmost extremity of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Linton is TD5 8AE.
Linton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TD5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TD5 postcode district.
The post town for Linton is Kelso. Linton is in the TD5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kelso.
The centre of Linton is located at position 55.53488° latitude and -2.3626° longitude.
Latitude | 55.53488° |
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Longitude | -2.3626° |
The centre of Linton is located at the grid reference easting 377212 and northing 626855 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 377212 |
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Northing | 626855 |
Position of Linton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Linton to the centre of the town.
Position of Linton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Linton to the centre of the city.