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Where is Sorbie?

Sorbie is located in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, four miles north of the town of Whithorn, 60 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 94 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 235 miles north of Cardiff, and 288 miles north-west of London. Sorbie lies six miles south-west of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Wigtownshire. Sorbie falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG8 postcode district. The post town for Sorbie is Newton Stewart.

Sorbie on a map

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

Which county is Sorbie in?

Sorbie is in the ceremonial county of Wigtown, the historic county of Wigtownshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyWigtown
Historic CountyWigtownshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Sorbie in Wigtown?

Sorbie is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wigtown, and towards the easternmost extremity of Wigtown.

Map showing location of Sorbie within Wigtown
Location of Sorbie within Wigtown

What is the postcode for Sorbie?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sorbie is DG8 8EH.

Where is Sorbie in DG8?

Sorbie is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sorbie within DG8
Location of Sorbie within DG8

What is the post town for Sorbie?

The post town for Sorbie is Newton Stewart. Sorbie is in the DG8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Stewart.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sorbie?

The centre of Sorbie is located at position 54.79139° latitude and -4.43014° longitude.

Latitude54.79139°
Longitude-4.43014°

What is the easting and northing of Sorbie?

The centre of Sorbie is located at the grid reference easting 243851 and northing 546764 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting243851
Northing546764

What are the nearest towns to Sorbie?

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

north
4m
Sorbie is 4 miles north of Whithorn
south
5m
Sorbie is 5 miles south of Wigtown
south-west
12m
Sorbie is 12 miles south-west of Gatehouse of Fleet
south
12m
Sorbie is 12 miles south of Newton Stewart
west
16m
Sorbie is 16 miles west of Kirkcudbright
south-west
23m
Sorbie is 23 miles south-west of Castle Douglas
south-west
23m
Sorbie is 23 miles south-west of New Galloway
east
25m
Sorbie is 25 miles east of Stranraer
west
26m
Sorbie is 26 miles west of Dalbeattie
south-east
35m
Sorbie is 35 miles south-east of Girvan

What are the nearest cities to Sorbie?

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

west
60m
Sorbie is 60 miles west of Carlisle
south
75m
Sorbie is 75 miles south of Glasgow
north-west
83m
Sorbie is 83 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
94m
Sorbie is 94 miles south of Stirling
south-west
94m
Sorbie is 94 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-west
96m
Sorbie is 96 miles south-west of Dunfermline
north-west
100m
Sorbie is 100 miles north-west of Preston
north
109m
Sorbie is 109 miles north of Bangor
north-west
112m
Sorbie is 112 miles north-west of Liverpool
west
113m
Sorbie is 113 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne