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Where is Preston?

Preston is located in the county of Berwickshire, Scotland, two miles north of the town of Duns, 51 miles south-east of the major city of Dundee, 35 miles east of Edinburgh, 301 miles north of Cardiff, and 310 miles north of London. Preston lies seven miles south-east of the East Lothian border. Preston falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD11 postcode district. The post town for Preston is Duns.

Preston on a map

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

Which county is Preston in?

Preston is in the ceremonial county of Berwickshire, the historic county of Berwickshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.

Ceremonial CountyBerwickshire
Historic CountyBerwickshire
Administrative CountyScottish Borders

Where is Preston in Berwickshire?

Preston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Berwickshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Berwickshire.

Map showing location of Preston within Berwickshire
Location of Preston within Berwickshire

What is the postcode for Preston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Preston is TD11 3TH.

Where is Preston in TD11?

Preston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TD11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TD11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Preston within TD11
Location of Preston within TD11

What is the post town for Preston?

The post town for Preston is Duns. Preston is in the TD11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Duns.

What is the latitude and longitude of Preston?

The centre of Preston is located at position 55.8091° latitude and -2.3364° longitude.

Latitude55.8091°
Longitude-2.3364°

What is the easting and northing of Preston?

The centre of Preston is located at the grid reference easting 379014 and northing 657365 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting379014
Northing657365

What are the nearest towns to Preston?

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

north
2m
Preston is 2 miles north of Duns
south-west
11m
Preston is 11 miles south-west of Eyemouth
north
11m
Preston is 11 miles north of Coldstream
west
13m
Preston is 13 miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed
south-east
15m
Preston is 15 miles south-east of Dunbar
north
15m
Preston is 15 miles north of Kelso
east
17m
Preston is 17 miles east of Lauder
south-east
18m
Preston is 18 miles south-east of East Linton
south-east
20m
Preston is 20 miles south-east of Haddington
north-east
21m
Preston is 21 miles north-east of Melrose

What are the nearest cities to Preston?

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

east
35m
Preston is 35 miles east of Edinburgh
south-east
47m
Preston is 47 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
51m
Preston is 51 miles south-east of Dundee
south-east
59m
Preston is 59 miles south-east of Perth
north-west
64m
Preston is 64 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
east
66m
Preston is 66 miles east of Stirling
north
68m
Preston is 68 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
73m
Preston is 73 miles north-west of Sunderland
east
74m
Preston is 74 miles east of Glasgow
north-west
77m
Preston is 77 miles north-west of Durham