Ruthwell is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, six miles west of the town of Annan, 20 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 67 miles south of Edinburgh, 243 miles north of Cardiff, and 276 miles north-west of London. Ruthwell lies four miles north-west of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Ruthwell falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG1 postcode district. The post town for Ruthwell is Dumfries.
Ruthwell is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Dumfriesshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Ruthwell 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 Ruthwell is DG1 4NN.
Ruthwell is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG1 postcode district.
The post town for Ruthwell is Dumfries. Ruthwell is in the DG1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Ruthwell is located at position 54.99326° latitude and -3.40847° longitude.
Latitude | 54.99326° |
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Longitude | -3.40847° |
The centre of Ruthwell is located at the grid reference easting 309986 and northing 567428 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 309986 |
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Northing | 567428 |
Position of Ruthwell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ruthwell to the centre of the town.
Position of Ruthwell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ruthwell to the centre of the city.