Biggar is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, ten miles east of the town of Lanark, 32 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 26 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 287 miles north of Cardiff, and 316 miles north-west of London. Biggar lies just west of the Tweeddale border. Biggar falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML12 postcode district. The post town for Biggar is Biggar.
Biggar 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 |
Biggar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Biggar is ML12 6AB.
Biggar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML12 postcode district.
The post town for Biggar is Biggar. Biggar is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.
The centre of Biggar is located at position 55.62415° latitude and -3.52411° longitude.
Latitude | 55.62415° |
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Longitude | -3.52411° |
The centre of Biggar is located at the grid reference easting 304124 and northing 637784 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 304124 |
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Northing | 637784 |
Position of Biggar relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Biggar to the centre of the town.
Position of Biggar relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Biggar to the centre of the city.