Allanton is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, four miles north-east of the town of Wishaw, 16 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 27 miles west of Edinburgh, 300 miles north of Cardiff, and 333 miles north-west of London. Allanton lies four miles south-west of the West Lothian border. Allanton falls within the unitary authority of North Lanarkshire. It is in the ML7 postcode district. The post town for Allanton is Shotts.
Allanton is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of North Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | North 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 ML7 5AH.
Allanton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the ML7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML7 postcode district.
The post town for Allanton is Shotts. Allanton is in the ML7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shotts.
The centre of Allanton is located at position 55.80031° latitude and -3.83395° longitude.
Latitude | 55.80031° |
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Longitude | -3.83395° |
The centre of Allanton is located at the grid reference easting 285134 and northing 657858 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 285134 |
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Northing | 657858 |
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.