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Where is Carsethorn?

Carsethorn is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, eight miles north-west of the town of Silloth, 26 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 73 miles south of Edinburgh, 239 miles north of Cardiff, and 275 miles north-west of London. Carsethorn lies three miles east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Carsethorn falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for Carsethorn is Dumfries.

Carsethorn on a map

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

Which county is Carsethorn in?

Carsethorn is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyDumfries
Historic CountyKirkcudbrightshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Carsethorn in Dumfries?

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

Map showing location of Carsethorn within Dumfries
Location of Carsethorn within Dumfries

What is the postcode for Carsethorn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Carsethorn is DG2 8DR.

Where is Carsethorn in DG2?

Carsethorn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Carsethorn within DG2
Location of Carsethorn within DG2

What is the post town for Carsethorn?

The post town for Carsethorn is Dumfries. Carsethorn is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.

What is the latitude and longitude of Carsethorn?

The centre of Carsethorn is located at position 54.92303° latitude and -3.57272° longitude.

Latitude54.92303°
Longitude-3.57272°

What is the easting and northing of Carsethorn?

The centre of Carsethorn is located at the grid reference easting 299302 and northing 559837 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting299302
Northing559837

What are the nearest towns to Carsethorn?

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

north-west
8m
Carsethorn is 8 miles north-west of Silloth
east
10m
Carsethorn is 10 miles east of Dalbeattie
south
10m
Carsethorn is 10 miles south of Dumfries
west
13m
Carsethorn is 13 miles west of Annan
east
14m
Carsethorn is 14 miles east of Castle Douglas
north-west
15m
Carsethorn is 15 miles north-west of Aspatria
north
15m
Carsethorn is 15 miles north of Maryport
south
15m
Carsethorn is 15 miles south of Lochmaben
south-west
16m
Carsethorn is 16 miles south-west of Lockerbie
north-west
18m
Carsethorn is 18 miles north-west of Wigton

What are the nearest cities to Carsethorn?

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

west
26m
Carsethorn is 26 miles west of Carlisle
north-west
68m
Carsethorn is 68 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
70m
Carsethorn is 70 miles south of Glasgow
south
73m
Carsethorn is 73 miles south of Edinburgh
west
78m
Carsethorn is 78 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
80m
Carsethorn is 80 miles south of Dunfermline
west
80m
Carsethorn is 80 miles west of Durham
south
84m
Carsethorn is 84 miles south of Stirling
west
87m
Carsethorn is 87 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
88m
Carsethorn is 88 miles north-west of Preston