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Where is Blackshaw?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Blackshaw in?

Blackshaw is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyDumfries
Historic CountyDumfriesshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Blackshaw in Dumfries?

Blackshaw is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.

Map showing location of Blackshaw within Dumfries
Location of Blackshaw within Dumfries

What is the postcode for Blackshaw?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackshaw is DG1 4UF.

Where is Blackshaw in DG1?

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.

Map showing location of Blackshaw within DG1
Location of Blackshaw within DG1

What is the post town for Blackshaw?

The post town for Blackshaw is Dumfries. Blackshaw is in the DG1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blackshaw?

The centre of Blackshaw is located at position 54.97916° latitude and -3.49621° longitude.

Latitude54.97916°
Longitude-3.49621°

What is the easting and northing of Blackshaw?

The centre of Blackshaw is located at the grid reference easting 304339 and northing 565975 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting304339
Northing565975

What are the nearest towns to Blackshaw?

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

south-east
8m
Blackshaw is 8 miles south-east of Dumfries
north-west
9m
Blackshaw is 9 miles north-west of Silloth
west
9m
Blackshaw is 9 miles west of Annan
south
11m
Blackshaw is 11 miles south of Lochmaben
south-west
11m
Blackshaw is 11 miles south-west of Lockerbie
east
13m
Blackshaw is 13 miles east of Dalbeattie
north
16m
Blackshaw is 16 miles north of Aspatria
north-west
17m
Blackshaw is 17 miles north-west of Wigton
east
17m
Blackshaw is 17 miles east of Castle Douglas
north
18m
Blackshaw is 18 miles north of Maryport

What are the nearest cities to Blackshaw?

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

west
23m
Blackshaw is 23 miles west of Carlisle
south-east
68m
Blackshaw is 68 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
68m
Blackshaw is 68 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
70m
Blackshaw is 70 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
75m
Blackshaw is 75 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
76m
Blackshaw is 76 miles south of Dunfermline
west
78m
Blackshaw is 78 miles west of Durham
south
80m
Blackshaw is 80 miles south of Stirling
west
84m
Blackshaw is 84 miles west of Sunderland
north
90m
Blackshaw is 90 miles north of Preston