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Where is Maxton?

Maxton is located in the county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, five miles south-east of the town of Melrose, 48 miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 35 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 283 miles north of Cardiff, and 298 miles north of London. Maxton lies seven miles south-west of the Berwickshire border, and was historically in the county of Roxburghshire. Maxton falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD6 postcode district. The post town for Maxton is Melrose.

Maxton on a map

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

Which county is Maxton in?

Maxton is in the ceremonial county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the historic county of Roxburghshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.

Ceremonial CountyRoxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Historic CountyRoxburghshire
Administrative CountyScottish Borders

Where is Maxton in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale?

Maxton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

Map showing location of Maxton within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Location of Maxton within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale

What is the postcode for Maxton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Maxton is TD6 0RR.

Where is Maxton in TD6?

Maxton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TD6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TD6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Maxton within TD6
Location of Maxton within TD6

What is the post town for Maxton?

The post town for Maxton is Melrose. Maxton is in the TD6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Melrose.

What is the latitude and longitude of Maxton?

The centre of Maxton is located at position 55.56406° latitude and -2.61577° longitude.

Latitude55.56406°
Longitude-2.61577°

What is the easting and northing of Maxton?

The centre of Maxton is located at the grid reference easting 361262 and northing 630214 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting361262
Northing630214

What are the nearest towns to Maxton?

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

south-east
5m
Maxton is 5 miles south-east of Melrose
north
6m
Maxton is 6 miles north of Jedburgh
west
7m
Maxton is 7 miles west of Kelso
south-east
8m
Maxton is 8 miles south-east of Galashiels
east
9m
Maxton is 9 miles east of Selkirk
north-east
12m
Maxton is 12 miles north-east of Hawick
south-east
12m
Maxton is 12 miles south-east of Lauder
south-west
16m
Maxton is 16 miles south-west of Coldstream
east
18m
Maxton is 18 miles east of Innerleithen
south-west
18m
Maxton is 18 miles south-west of Duns

What are the nearest cities to Maxton?

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

south-east
35m
Maxton is 35 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north
48m
Maxton is 48 miles north of Carlisle
south-east
48m
Maxton is 48 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north-west
57m
Maxton is 57 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
63m
Maxton is 63 miles south of Dundee
south-east
64m
Maxton is 64 miles south-east of Stirling
south-east
66m
Maxton is 66 miles south-east of Perth
east
67m
Maxton is 67 miles east of Glasgow
north-west
67m
Maxton is 67 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
68m
Maxton is 68 miles north-west of Durham