Isle of Whithorn is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, three miles south-east of the town of Whithorn, 59 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 98 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 228 miles north of Cardiff, and 282 miles north-west of London. Isle of Whithorn was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Isle of Whithorn falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG8 postcode district. The post town for Isle of Whithorn is Newton Stewart.
Isle of Whithorn is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Wigtownshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Wigtown |
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Historic County | Wigtownshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Isle of Whithorn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wigtown, and towards the easternmost extremity of Wigtown.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Isle of Whithorn is DG8 8LF.
Isle of Whithorn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district.
The post town for Isle of Whithorn is Newton Stewart. Isle of Whithorn is in the DG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Stewart.
The centre of Isle of Whithorn is located at position 54.7008° latitude and -4.36705° longitude.
Latitude | 54.7008° |
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Longitude | -4.36705° |
The centre of Isle of Whithorn is located at the grid reference easting 247567 and northing 536547 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 247567 |
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Northing | 536547 |
Position of Isle of Whithorn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Isle of Whithorn to the centre of the town.
Position of Isle of Whithorn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Isle of Whithorn to the centre of the city.