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Where is Wierston?

Wierston is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, five miles north-west of the town of Stranraer, 72 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 103 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 253 miles north of Cardiff, and 315 miles north-west of London. Wierston lies five miles south-west of the Ayrshire and Arran border, and was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Wierston falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG9 postcode district. The post town for Wierston is Stranraer.

Wierston on a map

Map showing extent of Wierston as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Wierston
Map showing location of Wierston within the UK
Location of Wierston within the UK

Which county is Wierston in?

Wierston is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Wigtownshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyWigtown
Historic CountyWigtownshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Wierston in Wigtown?

Wierston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wigtown, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wigtown.

Map showing location of Wierston within Wigtown
Location of Wierston within Wigtown

What is the postcode for Wierston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wierston is DG9 0QT.

Where is Wierston in DG9?

Wierston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DG9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wierston within DG9
Location of Wierston within DG9

What is the post town for Wierston?

The post town for Wierston is Stranraer. Wierston is in the DG9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stranraer.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wierston?

The centre of Wierston is located at position 54.94622° latitude and -5.1158° longitude.

Latitude54.94622°
Longitude-5.1158°

What is the easting and northing of Wierston?

The centre of Wierston is located at the grid reference easting 200546 and northing 565729 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting200546
Northing565729

What are the nearest towns to Wierston?

Position of Wierston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wierston to the centre of the town.

north-west
5m
Wierston is 5 miles north-west of Stranraer
south-west
23m
Wierston is 23 miles south-west of Girvan
west
25m
Wierston is 25 miles west of Newton Stewart
west
27m
Wierston is 27 miles west of Wigtown
north-west
32m
Wierston is 32 miles north-west of Whithorn
south-west
33m
Wierston is 33 miles south-west of Maybole
west
37m
Wierston is 37 miles west of Gatehouse of Fleet
south-east
38m
Wierston is 38 miles south-east of Campbeltown
west
40m
Wierston is 40 miles west of New Galloway
south-west
40m
Wierston is 40 miles south-west of Ayr

What are the nearest cities to Wierston?

Position of Wierston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wierston to the centre of the city.

south-west
72m
Wierston is 72 miles south-west of Glasgow
west
87m
Wierston is 87 miles west of Carlisle
south-west
93m
Wierston is 93 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
101m
Wierston is 101 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
103m
Wierston is 103 miles south-west of Edinburgh
north-west
112m
Wierston is 112 miles north-west of Lancaster
south-west
120m
Wierston is 120 miles south-west of Perth
north
125m
Wierston is 125 miles north of Bangor
north-west
128m
Wierston is 128 miles north-west of Preston
south-west
134m
Wierston is 134 miles south-west of Dundee