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Where is Linton?

Linton is located in the county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, five miles south-east of the town of Kelso, 49 miles north-west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 43 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 282 miles north of Cardiff, and 293 miles north of London. Linton lies four miles north-west of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Roxburghshire. Linton falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD5 postcode district. The post town for Linton is Kelso.

Linton on a map

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

Which county is Linton in?

Linton 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 Linton in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale?

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

What is the postcode for Linton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Linton is TD5 8AE.

Where is Linton in TD5?

Linton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TD5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TD5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Linton within TD5
Location of Linton within TD5

What is the post town for Linton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Linton?

The centre of Linton is located at position 55.53488° latitude and -2.3626° longitude.

Latitude55.53488°
Longitude-2.3626°

What is the easting and northing of Linton?

The centre of Linton is located at the grid reference easting 377212 and northing 626855 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting377212
Northing626855

What are the nearest towns to Linton?

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

south-east
5m
Linton is 5 miles south-east of Kelso
north-east
9m
Linton is 9 miles north-east of Jedburgh
south-west
9m
Linton is 9 miles south-west of Coldstream
west
14m
Linton is 14 miles west of Wooler
east
15m
Linton is 15 miles east of Melrose
south
17m
Linton is 17 miles south of Duns
north-east
18m
Linton is 18 miles north-east of Hawick
east
18m
Linton is 18 miles east of Galashiels
east
19m
Linton is 19 miles east of Selkirk
south-east
20m
Linton is 20 miles south-east of Lauder

What are the nearest cities to Linton?

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

south-east
43m
Linton is 43 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north-west
49m
Linton is 49 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-east
50m
Linton is 50 miles north-east of Carlisle
south-east
57m
Linton is 57 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north-west
58m
Linton is 58 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
61m
Linton is 61 miles north-west of Durham
south
68m
Linton is 68 miles south of Dundee
south-east
73m
Linton is 73 miles south-east of Perth
south-east
73m
Linton is 73 miles south-east of Stirling
east
77m
Linton is 77 miles east of Glasgow