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Where is Eckford?

Eckford is located in the county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Kelso, 48 miles north-east of the major city of Carlisle, 41 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 281 miles north of Cardiff, and 294 miles north of London. Eckford lies eight miles north-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Roxburghshire. Eckford falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD5 postcode district. The post town for Eckford is Kelso.

Eckford on a map

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

Which county is Eckford in?

Eckford is in the ceremonial county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the historic county of Roxburghshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.

Ceremonial CountyRoxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Historic CountyRoxburghshire
Administrative CountyScottish Borders

Where is Eckford in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale?

Eckford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, and towards the easternmost extremity of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

Map showing location of Eckford within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Location of Eckford within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale

What is the postcode for Eckford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Eckford is TD5 8LG.

Where is Eckford in TD5?

Eckford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TD5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TD5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Eckford within TD5
Location of Eckford within TD5

What is the post town for Eckford?

The post town for Eckford is Kelso. Eckford is in the TD5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kelso.

What is the latitude and longitude of Eckford?

The centre of Eckford is located at position 55.52855° latitude and -2.46213° longitude.

Latitude55.52855°
Longitude-2.46213°

What is the easting and northing of Eckford?

The centre of Eckford is located at the grid reference easting 370926 and northing 626188 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting370926
Northing626188

What are the nearest towns to Eckford?

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

south
5m
Eckford is 5 miles south of Kelso
north-east
5m
Eckford is 5 miles north-east of Jedburgh
south-east
11m
Eckford is 11 miles south-east of Melrose
south-west
12m
Eckford is 12 miles south-west of Coldstream
north-east
14m
Eckford is 14 miles north-east of Hawick
south-east
15m
Eckford is 15 miles south-east of Galashiels
east
15m
Eckford is 15 miles east of Selkirk
south-east
17m
Eckford is 17 miles south-east of Lauder
west
18m
Eckford is 18 miles west of Wooler
south
18m
Eckford is 18 miles south of Duns

What are the nearest cities to Eckford?

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

south-east
41m
Eckford is 41 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north-east
48m
Eckford is 48 miles north-east of Carlisle
north-west
51m
Eckford is 51 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-east
54m
Eckford is 54 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north-west
61m
Eckford is 61 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
63m
Eckford is 63 miles north-west of Durham
south
67m
Eckford is 67 miles south of Dundee
south-east
70m
Eckford is 70 miles south-east of Stirling
south-east
71m
Eckford is 71 miles south-east of Perth
east
73m
Eckford is 73 miles east of Glasgow