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Where is Crichton?

Crichton is located in the county of Midlothian, Scotland, five miles south-east of the town of Dalkeith, 42 miles south of the major city of Dundee, 11 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 302 miles north of Cardiff, and 321 miles north of London. Crichton lies two miles south-west of the East Lothian border. Crichton falls within the unitary authority of Midlothian. It is in the EH37 postcode district. The post town for Crichton is Pathhead.

Crichton on a map

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

Which county is Crichton in?

Crichton is in the ceremonial county of Midlothian, the historic county of Midlothian, and the administrative county of Midlothian.

Ceremonial CountyMidlothian
Historic CountyMidlothian
Administrative CountyMidlothian

Where is Crichton in Midlothian?

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

Map showing location of Crichton within Midlothian
Location of Crichton within Midlothian

What is the postcode for Crichton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Crichton is EH37 5UZ.

Where is Crichton in EH37?

Crichton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EH37 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EH37 postcode district.

Map showing location of Crichton within EH37
Location of Crichton within EH37

What is the post town for Crichton?

The post town for Crichton is Pathhead. Crichton is in the EH37 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Pathhead.

What is the latitude and longitude of Crichton?

The centre of Crichton is located at position 55.84722° latitude and -2.98109° longitude.

Latitude55.84722°
Longitude-2.98109°

What is the easting and northing of Crichton?

The centre of Crichton is located at the grid reference easting 338668 and northing 661992 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting338668
Northing661992

What are the nearest towns to Crichton?

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

south-east
5m
Crichton is 5 miles south-east of Dalkeith
east
5m
Crichton is 5 miles east of Bonnyrigg
south
7m
Crichton is 7 miles south of Tranent
east
7m
Crichton is 7 miles east of Loanhead
south
7m
Crichton is 7 miles south of Musselburgh
south
8m
Crichton is 8 miles south of Prestonpans
south
9m
Crichton is 9 miles south of Cockenzie and Port Seton
east
10m
Crichton is 10 miles east of Penicuik
south-west
11m
Crichton is 11 miles south-west of Haddington
north-west
13m
Crichton is 13 miles north-west of Lauder

What are the nearest cities to Crichton?

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

south-east
11m
Crichton is 11 miles south-east of Edinburgh
south-east
24m
Crichton is 24 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
41m
Crichton is 41 miles south-east of Stirling
south-east
42m
Crichton is 42 miles south-east of Perth
south
42m
Crichton is 42 miles south of Dundee
east
49m
Crichton is 49 miles east of Glasgow
north
66m
Crichton is 66 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
81m
Crichton is 81 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
91m
Crichton is 91 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
92m
Crichton is 92 miles north-west of Durham