Rafford is located in the county of Moray, Scotland, two miles south-east of the town of Forres, 63 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 114 miles north of Edinburgh, 423 miles north of Cardiff, and 442 miles north of London. Rafford lies five miles north-east of the Nairn border, and was historically in the county of Nairn. Rafford falls within the unitary authority of Moray. It is in the IV36 postcode district. The post town for Rafford is Forres.
Rafford is in the ceremonial county of Moray, the historic county of Nairn, and the administrative county of Moray.
Ceremonial County | Moray |
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Historic County | Nairn |
Administrative County | Moray |
Rafford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Moray, and towards the westernmost extremity of Moray.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rafford is IV36 2WH.
Rafford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV36 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV36 postcode district.
The post town for Rafford is Forres. Rafford is in the IV36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Forres.
The centre of Rafford is located at position 57.58808° latitude and -3.57471° longitude.
Latitude | 57.58808° |
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Longitude | -3.57471° |
The centre of Rafford is located at the grid reference easting 305955 and northing 856431 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 305955 |
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Northing | 856431 |
Position of Rafford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rafford to the centre of the town.
Position of Rafford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rafford to the centre of the city.