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Where is Ecclefechan?

Ecclefechan is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, five miles north of the town of Annan, 18 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 62 miles south of Edinburgh, 247 miles north of Cardiff, and 277 miles north-west of London. Ecclefechan lies seven miles north of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Ecclefechan falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG11 postcode district. The post town for Ecclefechan is Lockerbie.

Ecclefechan on a map

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

Which county is Ecclefechan in?

Ecclefechan 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 Ecclefechan in Dumfries?

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

Map showing location of Ecclefechan within Dumfries
Location of Ecclefechan within Dumfries

What is the postcode for Ecclefechan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ecclefechan is DG11 3DQ.

Where is Ecclefechan in DG11?

Ecclefechan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ecclefechan within DG11
Location of Ecclefechan within DG11

What is the post town for Ecclefechan?

The post town for Ecclefechan is Lockerbie. Ecclefechan is in the DG11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lockerbie.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ecclefechan?

The centre of Ecclefechan is located at position 55.05966° latitude and -3.26494° longitude.

Latitude55.05966°
Longitude-3.26494°

What is the easting and northing of Ecclefechan?

The centre of Ecclefechan is located at the grid reference easting 319302 and northing 574640 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting319302
Northing574640

What are the nearest towns to Ecclefechan?

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

north
5m
Ecclefechan is 5 miles north of Annan
south-east
6m
Ecclefechan is 6 miles south-east of Lockerbie
south-east
8m
Ecclefechan is 8 miles south-east of Lochmaben
west
12m
Ecclefechan is 12 miles west of Longtown
south-west
12m
Ecclefechan is 12 miles south-west of Langholm
east
14m
Ecclefechan is 14 miles east of Dumfries
north
14m
Ecclefechan is 14 miles north of Silloth
north
17m
Ecclefechan is 17 miles north of Wigton
south
20m
Ecclefechan is 20 miles south of Moffat
north
21m
Ecclefechan is 21 miles north of Aspatria

What are the nearest cities to Ecclefechan?

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

north-west
18m
Ecclefechan is 18 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
62m
Ecclefechan is 62 miles south of Edinburgh
west
66m
Ecclefechan is 66 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-east
67m
Ecclefechan is 67 miles south-east of Glasgow
west
70m
Ecclefechan is 70 miles west of Durham
south
70m
Ecclefechan is 70 miles south of Dunfermline
north
72m
Ecclefechan is 72 miles north of Lancaster
west
76m
Ecclefechan is 76 miles west of Sunderland
south
78m
Ecclefechan is 78 miles south of Stirling
south
93m
Ecclefechan is 93 miles south of Perth