DG8 6RF

Mid Galloway and Wigtown West · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency: Dumfries and Galloway
Postcode district: DG8
Postcode sector: DG8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
DG8 6RD	241 m
DG8 6RE	247 m
DG8 6RH	476 m
DG8 6SN	538 m
DG8 6SW	885 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: DG8 6RF
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1973
Terminated: 1 December 1990
Postcode area: DG
Postcode district: DG8
Postcode sector: DG8 6
Latitude: 54.993261
Longitude: -4.526916
British National Grid easting: 238,440
British National Grid northing: 569,440

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Dumfries and Galloway · S12000006
Electoral ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West · S13002881
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Dumfries and Galloway · S14000073
Output area: S00146621
Lower layer super output area: Machars North - 03 · S01015179
Middle layer super output area: Machars North · S02002812

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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