Stairhaven is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, ten miles south-east of the town of Stranraer, 74 miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 99 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 242 miles north of Cardiff, and 301 miles north-west of London. Stairhaven was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Stairhaven falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG8 postcode district. The post town for Stairhaven is Newton Stewart.
Stairhaven is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Wigtownshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Wigtown |
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Historic County | Wigtownshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Stairhaven is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wigtown, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stairhaven is DG8 0JL.
Stairhaven is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district.
The post town for Stairhaven is Newton Stewart. Stairhaven is in the DG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Stewart.
The centre of Stairhaven is located at position 54.84563° latitude and -4.79101° longitude.
Latitude | 54.84563° |
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Longitude | -4.79101° |
The centre of Stairhaven is located at the grid reference easting 220895 and northing 553662 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 220895 |
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Northing | 553662 |
Position of Stairhaven relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stairhaven to the centre of the town.
Position of Stairhaven relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stairhaven to the centre of the city.