Parton is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, six miles south-east of the town of New Galloway, 45 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 73 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 247 miles north of Cardiff, and 291 miles north-west of London. Parton was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Parton falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG7 postcode district. The post town for Parton is Castle Douglas.
Parton is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Parton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Parton is DG7 3NE.
Parton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG7 postcode district.
The post town for Parton is Castle Douglas. Parton is in the DG7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Castle Douglas.
The centre of Parton is located at position 55.00945° latitude and -4.04308° longitude.
Latitude | 55.00945° |
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Longitude | -4.04308° |
The centre of Parton is located at the grid reference easting 269442 and northing 570231 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 269442 |
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Northing | 570231 |
Position of Parton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Parton to the centre of the town.
Position of Parton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Parton to the centre of the city.