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  1. Kelso

Where is Kelso?

Kelso is located in the county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, eight miles south-west of the town of Coldstream, 53 miles north-east of the major city of Carlisle, 38 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 286 miles north of Cardiff, and 298 miles north of London. Kelso lies four miles south of the Berwickshire border, and was historically in the county of Roxburghshire. Kelso falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD5 postcode district. The post town for Kelso is Kelso.

Kelso on a map

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

Which county is Kelso in?

Kelso 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 Kelso in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale?

Kelso 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 Kelso within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Location of Kelso within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale

What is the postcode for Kelso?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kelso is TD5 7HP.

Where is Kelso in TD5?

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

Map showing location of Kelso within TD5
Location of Kelso within TD5

What is the post town for Kelso?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Kelso?

The centre of Kelso is located at position 55.59857° latitude and -2.43459° longitude.

Latitude55.59857°
Longitude-2.43459°

What is the easting and northing of Kelso?

The centre of Kelso is located at the grid reference easting 372713 and northing 633969 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting372713
Northing633969

What are the nearest towns to Kelso?

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

south-west
8m
Kelso is 8 miles south-west of Coldstream
north-east
10m
Kelso is 10 miles north-east of Jedburgh
east
11m
Kelso is 11 miles east of Melrose
south
13m
Kelso is 13 miles south of Duns
east
15m
Kelso is 15 miles east of Galashiels
south-east
15m
Kelso is 15 miles south-east of Lauder
east
16m
Kelso is 16 miles east of Selkirk
west
17m
Kelso is 17 miles west of Wooler
north-east
18m
Kelso is 18 miles north-east of Hawick
south-west
21m
Kelso is 21 miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed

What are the nearest cities to Kelso?

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

south-east
38m
Kelso is 38 miles south-east of Edinburgh
south-east
52m
Kelso is 52 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north-east
53m
Kelso is 53 miles north-east of Carlisle
north-west
54m
Kelso is 54 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
63m
Kelso is 63 miles south of Dundee
north-west
64m
Kelso is 64 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
66m
Kelso is 66 miles north-west of Durham
south-east
67m
Kelso is 67 miles south-east of Perth
south-east
68m
Kelso is 68 miles south-east of Stirling
east
73m
Kelso is 73 miles east of Glasgow

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