Banchory is located in the county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, 11 miles south-west of the town of Westhill, 17 miles south-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 80 miles north of Edinburgh, 386 miles north of Cardiff, and 395 miles north of London. Banchory lies three miles south of the Aberdeenshire border. Banchory falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB31 postcode district. The post town for Banchory is Banchory.
Banchory is in the ceremonial county of Kincardineshire, the historic county of Kincardineshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Kincardineshire |
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Historic County | Kincardineshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Banchory is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kincardineshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kincardineshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Banchory is AB31 5SR.
Banchory is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB31 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB31 postcode district.
The post town for Banchory is Banchory. Banchory is in the AB31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banchory.
The centre of Banchory is located at position 57.05145° latitude and -2.50494° longitude.
Latitude | 57.05145° |
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Longitude | -2.50494° |
The centre of Banchory is located at the grid reference easting 369466 and northing 795712 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 369466 |
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Northing | 795712 |
Position of Banchory relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Banchory to the centre of the town.
Position of Banchory relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Banchory to the centre of the city.