Torthorwald is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, four miles east of the town of Dumfries, 27 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 61 miles south of Edinburgh, 250 miles north of Cardiff, and 284 miles north-west of London. Torthorwald was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Torthorwald falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG1 postcode district. The post town for Torthorwald is Dumfries.
Torthorwald 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 |
Torthorwald is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Torthorwald is DG1 3PX.
Torthorwald is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG1 postcode district.
The post town for Torthorwald is Dumfries. Torthorwald is in the DG1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Torthorwald is located at position 55.08961° latitude and -3.51566° longitude.
Latitude | 55.08961° |
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Longitude | -3.51566° |
The centre of Torthorwald is located at the grid reference easting 303361 and northing 578291 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 303361 |
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Northing | 578291 |
Position of Torthorwald relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Torthorwald to the centre of the town.
Position of Torthorwald relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Torthorwald to the centre of the city.