Gretna
Place in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 54.998, -3.064 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 32 67 |
| Population: | 3,040 |
| Dialling code: | 01461 |
Gretna sits right on the border in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, only a few miles north of Carlisle, so it has long been a gateway town on the main north–south routes. Its position gives a mix of busy transport links and a distinctly rural Border character, with nearby countryside and small settlements rather than a large urban centre.
It is best known for nearby Gretna Green, the famous destination for runaway weddings where Scottish marriage law once allowed eloping couples to wed quickly beneath the blacksmith’s anvil; that romantic history still drives much local tourism. The town also has an industrial past - notably the huge munitions works in the First World War - and today its economy blends wedding and visitor trade, retail and services, plus cross‑border commuting and shopping.
Postcode districts covering Gretna
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Blackbank Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Kirkandrews Parish 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Longtown Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Rockcliffe Parish 4.3 miles7 km
- Eastriggs Place 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Westlinton Parish 5 miles8.1 km
- Burgh-by-Sands Built-up area 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Cargo Built-up area 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Harker Built-up area 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Arthuret Parish 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Beaumont Parish 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Kingmoor Parish 6.6 miles10.6 km
Example postcodes in Gretna
DG16 5DW, DG16 5FF, DG16 5JD, DG16 5FE, DG16 5LF, DG16 5HX, DG16 5NB, DG16 5BP, DG16 5DR … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 54.4 miles87.6 km
- Edinburgh Airport 66.9 miles107.6 km
- Gretna Green Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Annan Railway Station 7.9 miles12.8 km
Hotels in Gretna Ad
- Smiths at Gretna Green 4
- Gretna Hall Hotel 4
- The Gretna Chase Hotel 3
- Hunters Lodge Hotel 3
- Solway Lodge Hotel 3
Schools in Gretna
- Gretna School Primary
Local points of interest
- Galabank Stadium 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Mount Annan Estate 8 miles12.9 km
- Birrens Archaeological site 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Brunton Park Stadium 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Hoddam Castle Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Tundergarth Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Kinmount House Estate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 13.7 miles22 km
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Rock Hall Estate 17 miles27.3 km