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Where is Townhead?

Townhead is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, three miles south of the town of Kirkcudbright, 44 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 87 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 232 miles north of Cardiff, and 279 miles north-west of London. Townhead was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Townhead falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG6 postcode district. The post town for Townhead is Kirkcudbright.

Townhead on a map

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

Which county is Townhead in?

Townhead is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyThe Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Historic CountyKirkcudbrightshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Townhead in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright?

Townhead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.

Map showing location of Townhead within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Location of Townhead within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright

What is the postcode for Townhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Townhead is DG6 4XQ.

Where is Townhead in DG6?

Townhead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Townhead within DG6
Location of Townhead within DG6

What is the post town for Townhead?

The post town for Townhead is Kirkcudbright. Townhead is in the DG6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkcudbright.

What is the latitude and longitude of Townhead?

The centre of Townhead is located at position 54.79519° latitude and -4.03206° longitude.

Latitude54.79519°
Longitude-4.03206°

What is the easting and northing of Townhead?

The centre of Townhead is located at the grid reference easting 269454 and northing 546372 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting269454
Northing546372

What are the nearest towns to Townhead?

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

south
3m
Townhead is 3 miles south of Kirkcudbright
south-east
9m
Townhead is 9 miles south-east of Gatehouse of Fleet
south-west
11m
Townhead is 11 miles south-west of Castle Douglas
south-west
13m
Townhead is 13 miles south-west of Dalbeattie
east
16m
Townhead is 16 miles east of Whithorn
east
17m
Townhead is 17 miles east of Wigtown
south
20m
Townhead is 20 miles south of New Galloway
south-east
22m
Townhead is 22 miles south-east of Newton Stewart
north-west
22m
Townhead is 22 miles north-west of Workington
west
22m
Townhead is 22 miles west of Maryport

What are the nearest cities to Townhead?

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

west
44m
Townhead is 44 miles west of Carlisle
north-west
71m
Townhead is 71 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
74m
Townhead is 74 miles south of Glasgow
south-west
87m
Townhead is 87 miles south-west of Edinburgh
north-west
90m
Townhead is 90 miles north-west of Preston
south
91m
Townhead is 91 miles south of Dunfermline
south
91m
Townhead is 91 miles south of Stirling
west
97m
Townhead is 97 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
98m
Townhead is 98 miles west of Durham
north-west
105m
Townhead is 105 miles north-west of Liverpool