Prestonmill is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, eight miles east of the town of Dalbeattie, 27 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 75 miles south of Edinburgh, 237 miles north of Cardiff, and 275 miles north-west of London. Prestonmill lies roughly one mile south-east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Prestonmill falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for Prestonmill is Dumfries.
Prestonmill 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 |
Prestonmill 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 Prestonmill is DG2 8AE.
Prestonmill 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 Prestonmill is Dumfries. Prestonmill is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Prestonmill is located at position 54.90312° latitude and -3.6161° longitude.
Latitude | 54.90312° |
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Longitude | -3.6161° |
The centre of Prestonmill is located at the grid reference easting 296471 and northing 557685 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 296471 |
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Northing | 557685 |
Position of Prestonmill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Prestonmill to the centre of the town.
Position of Prestonmill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Prestonmill to the centre of the city.