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Where is Aird?

Aird is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, two miles east of the town of Stranraer, 73 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 101 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 248 miles north of Cardiff, and 308 miles north-west of London. Aird was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Aird falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG9 postcode district. The post town for Aird is Stranraer.

Aird on a map

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

Which county is Aird in?

Aird 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 Aird in Wigtown?

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

Map showing location of Aird within Wigtown
Location of Aird within Wigtown

What is the postcode for Aird?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Aird is DG9 8RX.

Where is Aird in DG9?

Aird is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DG9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Aird within DG9
Location of Aird within DG9

What is the post town for Aird?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Aird?

The centre of Aird is located at position 54.89954° latitude and -4.9704° longitude.

Latitude54.89954°
Longitude-4.9704°

What is the easting and northing of Aird?

The centre of Aird is located at the grid reference easting 209635 and northing 560131 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting209635
Northing560131

What are the nearest towns to Aird?

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

east
2m
Aird is 2 miles east of Stranraer
west
20m
Aird is 20 miles west of Newton Stewart
west
21m
Aird is 21 miles west of Wigtown
south
24m
Aird is 24 miles south of Girvan
north-west
25m
Aird is 25 miles north-west of Whithorn
west
31m
Aird is 31 miles west of Gatehouse of Fleet
south
34m
Aird is 34 miles south of Maybole
west
35m
Aird is 35 miles west of New Galloway
west
37m
Aird is 37 miles west of Kirkcudbright
south
41m
Aird is 41 miles south of Ayr

What are the nearest cities to Aird?

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

south-west
73m
Aird is 73 miles south-west of Glasgow
west
81m
Aird is 81 miles west of Carlisle
south-west
93m
Aird is 93 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
100m
Aird is 100 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
101m
Aird is 101 miles south-west of Edinburgh
north-west
105m
Aird is 105 miles north-west of Lancaster
south-west
120m
Aird is 120 miles south-west of Perth
north
121m
Aird is 121 miles north of Bangor
north-west
121m
Aird is 121 miles north-west of Preston
north-west
129m
Aird is 129 miles north-west of St Asaph