Waterbeck is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, seven miles east of the town of Lockerbie, 17 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 60 miles south of Edinburgh, 249 miles north of Cardiff, and 277 miles north-west of London. Waterbeck lies six miles north of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Waterbeck falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG11 postcode district. The post town for Waterbeck is Lockerbie.
Waterbeck 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 |
Waterbeck is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Waterbeck is DG11 3HN.
Waterbeck is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG11 postcode district.
The post town for Waterbeck is Lockerbie. Waterbeck is in the DG11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lockerbie.
The centre of Waterbeck is located at position 55.08744° latitude and -3.17864° longitude.
Latitude | 55.08744° |
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Longitude | -3.17864° |
The centre of Waterbeck is located at the grid reference easting 324866 and northing 577634 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 324866 |
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Northing | 577634 |
Position of Waterbeck relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Waterbeck to the centre of the town.
Position of Waterbeck relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Waterbeck to the centre of the city.