Portpatrick is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, six miles south-west of the town of Stranraer, 79 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 108 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 246 miles north of Cardiff, and 309 miles north-west of London. Portpatrick was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Portpatrick falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG9 postcode district. The post town for Portpatrick is Stranraer.
Portpatrick 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 |
Portpatrick is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wigtown, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Portpatrick is DG9 8JW.
Portpatrick is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG9 postcode district.
The post town for Portpatrick is Stranraer. Portpatrick is in the DG9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stranraer.
The centre of Portpatrick is located at position 54.84225° latitude and -5.11607° longitude.
Latitude | 54.84225° |
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Longitude | -5.11607° |
The centre of Portpatrick is located at the grid reference easting 200014 and northing 554166 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 200014 |
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Northing | 554166 |
Position of Portpatrick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portpatrick to the centre of the town.
Position of Portpatrick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portpatrick to the centre of the city.