Balfron is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, nine miles north of the town of Milngavie, 15 miles north of the major city of Glasgow, 45 miles west of Edinburgh, 321 miles north of Cardiff, and 359 miles north-west of London. Balfron lies three miles east of the Dunbartonshire border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Balfron falls within the unitary authority of Stirling. It is in the G63 postcode district. The post town for Balfron is Glasgow.
Balfron is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Stirling.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | Stirling |
Balfron is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Balfron is G63 0TR.
Balfron is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the G63 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G63 postcode district.
The post town for Balfron is Glasgow. Balfron is in the G63 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of Balfron is located at position 56.06889° latitude and -4.33589° longitude.
Latitude | 56.06889° |
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Longitude | -4.33589° |
The centre of Balfron is located at the grid reference easting 254684 and northing 688690 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 254684 |
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Northing | 688690 |
Position of Balfron relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Balfron to the centre of the town.
Position of Balfron relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Balfron to the centre of the city.