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 is in the ceremonial county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the historic county of Selkirkshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.
Ceremonial County | Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
---|---|
Historic County | Selkirkshire |
Administrative County | Scottish Borders |
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.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Selkirk is TD7 4BZ.
Selkirk is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TD7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TD7 postcode district.
The post town for Selkirk is Selkirk. Selkirk is in the TD7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Selkirk.
The centre of Selkirk is located at position 55.54776° latitude and -2.84067° longitude.
Latitude | 55.54776° |
---|---|
Longitude | -2.84067° |
The centre of Selkirk is located at the grid reference easting 347056 and northing 628549 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 347056 |
---|---|
Northing | 628549 |
Position of Selkirk relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Selkirk to the centre of the town.
Position of Selkirk relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Selkirk to the centre of the city.