Stow is located in the county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, five miles south-west of the town of Lauder, 53 miles south of the major city of Dundee, 22 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 291 miles north of Cardiff, and 310 miles north of London. Stow lies five miles east of the Tweeddale border, and was historically in the county of Midlothian. Stow falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD1 postcode district. The post town for Stow is Galashiels.
Stow is in the ceremonial county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the historic county of Midlothian, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.
Ceremonial County | Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
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Historic County | Midlothian |
Administrative County | Scottish Borders |
Stow is situated towards the northernmost extremity 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 Stow is TD1 2QN.
Stow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TD1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TD1 postcode district.
The post town for Stow is Galashiels. Stow is in the TD1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Galashiels.
The centre of Stow is located at position 55.6921° latitude and -2.85942° longitude.
Latitude | 55.6921° |
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Longitude | -2.85942° |
The centre of Stow is located at the grid reference easting 346072 and northing 644627 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 346072 |
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Northing | 644627 |
Position of Stow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stow to the centre of the town.
Position of Stow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stow to the centre of the city.