Bacteriostatic water in Gretna

Local facts for Gretna

Gretna sits in the DG16 postcode district (DG area), within Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

DG16 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Gretna go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 92.7 km
• University of Durham, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 98.5 km
• Heriot-Watt University, Chemistry, 102.9 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Nearby: Longtown (6.2 km), Annan (12.5 km), Carlisle (14.3 km), Langholm (17.8 km), Wigton (19.9 km).

Regional hub: Dunfermline.

Gretna lies south of Dunfermline, about 122.2 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the DG postcode area (21 of the 323 we list for Scotland):

• Lockerbie, DG11, 23.1 km
• Lochmaben, DG11, 28 km
• DG, 33.9 km
• Dumfries, DG1, 35.5 km
• Holywood, DG2, 38.7 km
• Moffat, DG10, 44.6 km
• Dalbeattie, DG5, 48.7 km
• Dumfries and Galloway, DG2, 49.8 km

Postcode districts in the DG area covered by our Scotland location pages: DG1, DG2, DG4, DG5, DG6, DG7, DG8, DG9, DG10, DG11, DG12, DG13, DG16.

More nearby location pages in Scotland (up to 150 km, as few lie within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Dumfries and Galloway (21 location pages): Annan 12.5 km, Langholm 17.8 km, Lockerbie 23.1 km, Lochmaben 28 km, DG 33.9 km, Dumfries 35.5 km, Holywood 38.7 km, Moffat 44.6 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Gretna: north, Langholm (17.8 km); west, Annan (12.5 km).

Location pages in Scotland within 10 km of Gretna: 0; within 25 km: 3; within 50 km: 10.

Map reference: 54.9953, -3.0669 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074550714).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.