North West Dumfries
Ward in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.077, -3.634 |
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| OS grid ref: | NX 95 77 |
| Dialling code: | 01387 (Dumfries) |
North West Dumfries is an electoral ward within Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, covering the north‑west side of the county town of Dumfries. It is largely residential, with a mix of suburban neighbourhoods, local shops, schools and some light industrial areas, and benefits from easy access to the town centre, the railway station and the main roads linking to Carlisle and the Ayrshire coast.
As part of Dumfries, the ward shares in the town’s strong historic and cultural identity - from market‑town traditions and Victorian architecture to the wider Robert Burns heritage - and local life is shaped by community groups, parks beside the River Nith, and practical concerns over housing, services and regeneration that tend to dominate council business.
Postcode districts covering North West Dumfries
Most populated places nearby
- Dumfries 1.3 miles2 km
Neighbouring places
- Dumfries Place 1.3 miles2 km
- Cargenbridge Place 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Locharbriggs Place 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Lochar Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Nith Ward 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Abbey Ward 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Lochmaben Place 8.4 miles13.6 km
Example postcodes in North West Dumfries
DG2 7BR, DG2 7PD, DG2 9DS, DG2 7RG, DG2 9PX, DG2 0BJ, DG2 9LT, DG2 9JU, DG2 9HY … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 47.9 miles77.1 km
- Edinburgh Airport 61.2 miles98.4 km
- Dumfries Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Lockerbie Railway Station 11.5 miles18.6 km
Hotels near North West Dumfries Ad
- Southpark House 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Mabie House Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Holiday Inn Dumfries 3 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Townhouse Hotel 2 miles3.3 km
- Caledonian Hotel 3 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Hetland Hall Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Friars Carse Country House Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
Schools in North West Dumfries
- D&G Primary Central & East Inclusion Hub Special
- D&G Secondary Inclusion Support Special
- Langlands School Special
- Laurieknowe School Primary
- Lincluden School Primary
- North West Community Campus All ages
- St Teresa's RC School Primary
Local points of interest
- Lincluden House Estate 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Palmerston Park Stadium 0.6 miles1 km
- Robert Burns Centre Museum 1 mile1.5 km
- Cargen Estate 3 miles4.9 km
- Friars Carse Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Rock Hall Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Barony Estate 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Jardine Hall Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Cavens Estate 11.2 miles18 km
- Spottes Hall Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Southwick House Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Raehills Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km