Sandyford is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, nine miles north-east of the town of Lockerbie, 27 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 50 miles south of Edinburgh, 259 miles north of Cardiff, and 287 miles north-west of London. Sandyford was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Sandyford falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG11 postcode district. The post town for Sandyford is Lockerbie.
Sandyford 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 |
Sandyford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sandyford is DG11 2LS.
Sandyford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DG11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG11 postcode district.
The post town for Sandyford is Lockerbie. Sandyford is in the DG11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lockerbie.
The centre of Sandyford is located at position 55.23099° latitude and -3.25213° longitude.
Latitude | 55.23099° |
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Longitude | -3.25213° |
The centre of Sandyford is located at the grid reference easting 320462 and northing 593690 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 320462 |
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Northing | 593690 |
Position of Sandyford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandyford to the centre of the town.
Position of Sandyford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandyford to the centre of the city.