New Abbey is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, six miles south of the town of Dumfries, 28 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 69 miles south of Edinburgh, 243 miles north of Cardiff, and 280 miles north-west of London. New Abbey lies three miles east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. New Abbey falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for New Abbey is Dumfries.
New Abbey is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
New Abbey is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of New Abbey is DG2 8DX.
New Abbey is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district.
The post town for New Abbey is Dumfries. New Abbey is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of New Abbey is located at position 54.98109° latitude and -3.62439° longitude.
Latitude | 54.98109° |
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Longitude | -3.62439° |
The centre of New Abbey is located at the grid reference easting 296141 and northing 566373 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 296141 |
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Northing | 566373 |
Position of New Abbey relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of New Abbey to the centre of the town.
Position of New Abbey relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of New Abbey to the centre of the city.