Blackshaw is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, eight miles south-east of the town of Dumfries, 23 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 68 miles south of Edinburgh, 242 miles north of Cardiff, and 277 miles north-west of London. Blackshaw lies seven miles east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Blackshaw falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG1 postcode district. The post town for Blackshaw is Dumfries.
Blackshaw 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 |
Blackshaw is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackshaw is DG1 4UF.
Blackshaw is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG1 postcode district.
The post town for Blackshaw is Dumfries. Blackshaw is in the DG1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Blackshaw is located at position 54.97916° latitude and -3.49621° longitude.
Latitude | 54.97916° |
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Longitude | -3.49621° |
The centre of Blackshaw is located at the grid reference easting 304339 and northing 565975 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 304339 |
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Northing | 565975 |
Position of Blackshaw relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackshaw to the centre of the town.
Position of Blackshaw relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackshaw to the centre of the city.