Allanton is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, one mile south-east of the town of Hamilton, 11 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 34 miles west of Edinburgh, 298 miles north of Cardiff, and 334 miles north-west of London. Allanton lies six miles south-east of the City of Glasgow border. Allanton falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML3 postcode district. The post town for Allanton is Hamilton.
Allanton 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 |
Allanton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Allanton is ML3 7TY.
Allanton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ML3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ML3 postcode district.
The post town for Allanton is Hamilton. Allanton is in the ML3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hamilton.
The centre of Allanton is located at position 55.76526° latitude and -4.00228° longitude.
Latitude | 55.76526° |
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Longitude | -4.00228° |
The centre of Allanton is located at the grid reference easting 274470 and northing 654251 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 274470 |
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Northing | 654251 |
Position of Allanton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Allanton to the centre of the town.
Position of Allanton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Allanton to the centre of the city.