Bigton is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 14 miles south-west of the town of Lerwick, 197 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 287 miles north of Edinburgh, and 587 miles north of London. Bigton falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Bigton is Shetland.
Bigton is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.
Ceremonial County | Shetland |
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Historic County | Shetland |
Administrative County | Shetland Islands |
Bigton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shetland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shetland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bigton is ZE2 9JA.
Bigton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district.
The post town for Bigton is Shetland. Bigton is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.
The centre of Bigton is located at position 59.9749° latitude and -1.32226° longitude.
Latitude | 59.9749° |
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Longitude | -1.32226° |
The centre of Bigton is located at the grid reference easting 437932 and northing 1121304 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 437932 |
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Northing | 1121304 |
Position of Bigton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bigton to the centre of the town.
Position of Bigton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bigton to the centre of the city.