Where is DG8?

DG8 spans the counties of Wigtown and Ayrshire and Arran. It contains the towns of Newton Stewart, Whithorn, and Wigtown, as well as Glenluce, Port William, Glasserton, Minnigaff, and Creetown. DG8 is 101km west of the city of Carlisle. DG8 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

DG8 on a map

The below map shows where DG8 is, and the boundary of the DG8 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is DG8 in?

DG8 lies within the counties of Wigtown and Ayrshire and Arran. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County% Area
Wigtown97%
Ayrshire and Arran3%

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Source: GEOLYTIX Postal Geometries
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Source: Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties
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Which cities, towns and villages are in DG8?

Newton StewartTown
GlenluceVillage
Port WilliamVillage
GlassertonSettlement
MinnigaffSuburb
WhithornTown
CreetownVillage
North BalfernSettlement
MonreithVillage
KirkcowanVillage
BladnochVillage
WigtownTown
KirkinnerVillage
GarliestonVillage
BargrennanSettlement
CreebridgeSuburb
Isle of WhithornVillage
ChallochHamlet
Glentrool VillageVillage
PenninghameHamlet
CarsluithVillage
ElrigHamlet
BraeheadHamlet
AuchenmalgHamlet
SpittalHamlet
SorbieVillage
New LuceVillage
Causeway EndHamlet
StronordHamlet
Penkiln MewsSettlement
MochrumVillage
Lamachan ViewHamlet
Carty PortHamlet
PortyerrockHamlet
Loch HeadHamlet
BarrachanHamlet
Sawmill CottagesSettlement
KnoweSettlement
Duncan ParkSettlement
WhauphillVillage
StairhavenHamlet
PalnureHamlet

What are the nearest towns to DG8?

Position of DG8 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of DG8 to the centre of the town.

west20km
DG8 is 20km west of Gatehouse of Fleet
west30km
DG8 is 30km west of Kirkcudbright
south-west32km
DG8 is 32km south-west of New Galloway
east34km
DG8 is 34km east of Stranraer
west37km
DG8 is 37km west of Castle Douglas
west44km
DG8 is 44km west of Dalbeattie
south-east46km
DG8 is 46km south-east of Girvan
south54km
DG8 is 54km south of Maybole
west61km
DG8 is 61km west of Dumfries
south61km
DG8 is 61km south of New Cumnock

What are the nearest cities to DG8?

Position of DG8 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of DG8 to the centre of the city.

west101km
DG8 is 101km west of Carlisle
south111km
DG8 is 111km south of Glasgow
south142km
DG8 is 142km south of Stirling
north-west144km
DG8 is 144km north-west of Lancaster
south-west146km
DG8 is 146km south-west of Edinburgh
south-west148km
DG8 is 148km south-west of Dunfermline
north-west171km
DG8 is 171km north-west of Preston
south-west182km
DG8 is 182km south-west of Perth
north185km
DG8 is 185km north of Bangor
west186km
DG8 is 186km west of Newcastle upon Tyne

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