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Where is Barrhead?

Barrhead is located in the county of Renfrewshire, Scotland, three miles south-east of the town of Paisley, seven miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 48 miles west of Edinburgh, 303 miles north of Cardiff, and 344 miles north-west of London. Barrhead lies just south-west of the City of Glasgow border. Barrhead falls within the unitary authority of East Renfrewshire. It is in the G78 postcode district. The post town for Barrhead is Glasgow.

Barrhead on a map

Map showing extent of Barrhead as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Barrhead
Map showing location of Barrhead within the UK
Location of Barrhead within the UK

Which county is Barrhead in?

Barrhead is in the ceremonial county of Renfrewshire, the historic county of Renfrewshire, and the administrative county of East Renfrewshire.

Ceremonial CountyRenfrewshire
Historic CountyRenfrewshire
Administrative CountyEast Renfrewshire

Where is Barrhead in Renfrewshire?

Barrhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Renfrewshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Renfrewshire.

Map showing location of Barrhead within Renfrewshire
Location of Barrhead within Renfrewshire

What is the postcode for Barrhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barrhead is G78 1SG.

Where is Barrhead in G78?

Barrhead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the G78 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the G78 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barrhead within G78
Location of Barrhead within G78

What is the post town for Barrhead?

The post town for Barrhead is Glasgow. Barrhead is in the G78 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barrhead?

The centre of Barrhead is located at position 55.8008° latitude and -4.38961° longitude.

Latitude55.8008°
Longitude-4.38961°

What is the easting and northing of Barrhead?

The centre of Barrhead is located at the grid reference easting 250309 and northing 658975 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting250309
Northing658975

What are the nearest towns to Barrhead?

Position of Barrhead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barrhead to the centre of the town.

south-east
3m
Barrhead is 3 miles south-east of Paisley
south-east
5m
Barrhead is 5 miles south-east of Johnstone
south
5m
Barrhead is 5 miles south of Renfrew
west
7m
Barrhead is 7 miles west of Rutherglen
south
8m
Barrhead is 8 miles south of Clydebank
south
8m
Barrhead is 8 miles south of Erskine
south
8m
Barrhead is 8 miles south of Bearsden
west
9m
Barrhead is 9 miles west of East Kilbride
north-east
10m
Barrhead is 10 miles north-east of Stewarton
south-west
10m
Barrhead is 10 miles south-west of Bishopbriggs

What are the nearest cities to Barrhead?

Position of Barrhead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barrhead to the centre of the city.

south-west
7m
Barrhead is 7 miles south-west of Glasgow
south-west
28m
Barrhead is 28 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
41m
Barrhead is 41 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
48m
Barrhead is 48 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
55m
Barrhead is 55 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
71m
Barrhead is 71 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
85m
Barrhead is 85 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
116m
Barrhead is 116 miles south of Inverness
north-west
123m
Barrhead is 123 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
128m
Barrhead is 128 miles south-west of Aberdeen