Drum is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Westhill, ten miles south-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 85 miles north-east of Edinburgh, 389 miles north of Cardiff, and 395 miles north of London. Drum lies just south-west of the City of Aberdeen border. Drum falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB31 postcode district. The post town for Drum is Banchory.
Drum is in the ceremonial county of Aberdeenshire, the historic county of Aberdeenshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Aberdeenshire |
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Historic County | Aberdeenshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Drum is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Aberdeenshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Drum is AB31 5AL.
Drum is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the AB31 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AB31 postcode district.
The post town for Drum is Banchory. Drum is in the AB31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banchory.
The centre of Drum is located at position 57.09031° latitude and -2.3223° longitude.
Latitude | 57.09031° |
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Longitude | -2.3223° |
The centre of Drum is located at the grid reference easting 380567 and northing 799970 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 380567 |
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Northing | 799970 |
Position of Drum relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Drum to the centre of the town.
Position of Drum relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Drum to the centre of the city.