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Where is Challoch?

Challoch is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, two miles west of the town of Newton Stewart, 63 miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 86 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 248 miles north of Cardiff, and 300 miles north-west of London. Challoch lies seven miles south of the Ayrshire and Arran border, and was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Challoch falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG8 postcode district. The post town for Challoch is Newton Stewart.

Challoch on a map

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

Which county is Challoch in?

Challoch 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 Challoch in Wigtown?

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

Map showing location of Challoch within Wigtown
Location of Challoch within Wigtown

What is the postcode for Challoch?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Challoch is DG8 6RB.

Where is Challoch in DG8?

Challoch is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Challoch within DG8
Location of Challoch within DG8

What is the post town for Challoch?

The post town for Challoch is Newton Stewart. Challoch is in the DG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Stewart.

What is the latitude and longitude of Challoch?

The centre of Challoch is located at position 54.97309° latitude and -4.52082° longitude.

Latitude54.97309°
Longitude-4.52082°

What is the easting and northing of Challoch?

The centre of Challoch is located at the grid reference easting 238750 and northing 567183 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting238750
Northing567183

What are the nearest towns to Challoch?

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

west
2m
Challoch is 2 miles west of Newton Stewart
north
8m
Challoch is 8 miles north of Wigtown
north-west
15m
Challoch is 15 miles north-west of Gatehouse of Fleet
south-west
17m
Challoch is 17 miles south-west of New Galloway
north
17m
Challoch is 17 miles north of Whithorn
east
21m
Challoch is 21 miles east of Stranraer
north-west
21m
Challoch is 21 miles north-west of Kirkcudbright
south-east
23m
Challoch is 23 miles south-east of Girvan
west
24m
Challoch is 24 miles west of Castle Douglas
south
27m
Challoch is 27 miles south of Maybole

What are the nearest cities to Challoch?

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

south
63m
Challoch is 63 miles south of Glasgow
west
63m
Challoch is 63 miles west of Carlisle
south
82m
Challoch is 82 miles south of Stirling
south-west
86m
Challoch is 86 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-west
87m
Challoch is 87 miles south-west of Dunfermline
north-west
94m
Challoch is 94 miles north-west of Lancaster
south-west
107m
Challoch is 107 miles south-west of Perth
north-west
112m
Challoch is 112 miles north-west of Preston
west
116m
Challoch is 116 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
118m
Challoch is 118 miles west of Durham