DG3 5LR

Mid and Upper Nithsdale · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Postcode district: DG3
Postcode sector: DG3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG3 5LP	12 m
DG3 5LL	54 m
DG3 4LP	82 m
DG3 5EP	101 m
DG3 5PD	119 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG3 5LR
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1973
Terminated: 1 July 1992
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG3
Postcode sector: DG3 5
Latitude: 55.242497
Longitude: -3.767487
British National Grid easting: 287,720
British National Grid northing: 595,680

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Dumfries and Galloway · S12000006
Electoral ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale · S13002886
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale · S14000074
Output area: S00146130
Lower layer super output area: Thornhill - 02 · S01015234
Middle layer super output area: Thornhill · S02002822

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Junction

BCT · Thornhill
0.1 miles
Old Post Office

BCT · Thornhill
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Old Post Office

BCT · Thornhill
0.1 miles
School

BCT · Thornhill
0.2 miles
School

BCT · Thornhill
0.2 miles