Loch Head is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, seven miles south-west of the town of Wigtown, 67 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 97 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 238 miles north of Cardiff, and 294 miles north-west of London. Loch Head was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Loch Head falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG8 postcode district. The post town for Loch Head is Newton Stewart.
Loch Head 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 |
Loch Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wigtown, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Loch Head is DG8 9RG.
Loch Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG8 postcode district.
The post town for Loch Head is Newton Stewart. Loch Head is in the DG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Stewart.
The centre of Loch Head is located at position 54.81086° latitude and -4.60379° longitude.
Latitude | 54.81086° |
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Longitude | -4.60379° |
The centre of Loch Head is located at the grid reference easting 232769 and northing 549331 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 232769 |
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Northing | 549331 |
Position of Loch Head relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Loch Head to the centre of the town.
Position of Loch Head relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Loch Head to the centre of the city.