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Where is Selkirk?

Selkirk is located in the county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Galashiels, 45 miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 31 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 282 miles north of Cardiff, and 300 miles north of London. Selkirk lies six miles east of the Tweeddale border, and was historically in the county of Selkirkshire. Selkirk falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD7 postcode district. The post town for Selkirk is Selkirk.

Selkirk on a map

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

Which county is Selkirk in?

Selkirk is in the ceremonial county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the historic county of Selkirkshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.

Ceremonial CountyRoxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Historic CountySelkirkshire
Administrative CountyScottish Borders

Where is Selkirk in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale?

Selkirk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

Map showing location of Selkirk within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Location of Selkirk within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale

What is the postcode for Selkirk?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Selkirk is TD7 4BZ.

Where is Selkirk in TD7?

Selkirk is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TD7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TD7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Selkirk within TD7
Location of Selkirk within TD7

What is the post town for Selkirk?

The post town for Selkirk is Selkirk. Selkirk is in the TD7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Selkirk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Selkirk?

The centre of Selkirk is located at position 55.54776° latitude and -2.84067° longitude.

Latitude55.54776°
Longitude-2.84067°

What is the easting and northing of Selkirk?

The centre of Selkirk is located at the grid reference easting 347056 and northing 628549 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting347056
Northing628549

What are the nearest towns to Selkirk?

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

south
5m
Selkirk is 5 miles south of Galashiels
south-west
6m
Selkirk is 6 miles south-west of Melrose
north
9m
Selkirk is 9 miles north of Hawick
south-east
10m
Selkirk is 10 miles south-east of Innerleithen
north-west
12m
Selkirk is 12 miles north-west of Jedburgh
south
12m
Selkirk is 12 miles south of Lauder
south-east
15m
Selkirk is 15 miles south-east of Peebles
west
16m
Selkirk is 16 miles west of Kelso
west
24m
Selkirk is 24 miles west of Coldstream
south-east
25m
Selkirk is 25 miles south-east of Penicuik

What are the nearest cities to Selkirk?

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

south-east
31m
Selkirk is 31 miles south-east of Edinburgh
south-east
44m
Selkirk is 44 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north
45m
Selkirk is 45 miles north of Carlisle
south-east
58m
Selkirk is 58 miles south-east of Stirling
south-east
59m
Selkirk is 59 miles south-east of Glasgow
north-west
63m
Selkirk is 63 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
63m
Selkirk is 63 miles south of Perth
south
63m
Selkirk is 63 miles south of Dundee
north-west
73m
Selkirk is 73 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
73m
Selkirk is 73 miles north-west of Durham

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