Abington is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, 11 miles south-west of the town of Biggar, 33 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 37 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 278 miles north of Cardiff, and 312 miles north-west of London. Abington lies six miles north of the Dumfries border. Abington falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML12 postcode district. The post town for Abington is Biggar.
Abington is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | South Lanarkshire |
Abington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Abington is ML12 6RZ.
Abington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ML12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML12 postcode district.
The post town for Abington is Biggar. Abington is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.
The centre of Abington is located at position 55.49206° latitude and -3.69204° longitude.
Latitude | 55.49206° |
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Longitude | -3.69204° |
The centre of Abington is located at the grid reference easting 293192 and northing 623331 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 293192 |
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Northing | 623331 |
Position of Abington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Abington to the centre of the town.
Position of Abington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Abington to the centre of the city.