Birdston is located in the county of Dunbartonshire, Scotland, one mile north of the town of Kirkintilloch, seven miles north-east of the major city of Glasgow, 38 miles west of Edinburgh, 312 miles north of Cardiff, and 348 miles north-west of London. Birdston lies three miles north-west of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Birdston falls within the unitary authority of East Dunbartonshire. It is in the G66 postcode district. The post town for Birdston is Glasgow.
Birdston is in the ceremonial county of Dunbartonshire, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of East Dunbartonshire.
Ceremonial County | Dunbartonshire |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | East Dunbartonshire |
Birdston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dunbartonshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Dunbartonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Birdston is G66 1RW.
Birdston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the G66 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G66 postcode district.
The post town for Birdston is Glasgow. Birdston is in the G66 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of Birdston is located at position 55.95246° latitude and -4.15725° longitude.
Latitude | 55.95246° |
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Longitude | -4.15725° |
The centre of Birdston is located at the grid reference easting 265398 and northing 675372 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 265398 |
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Northing | 675372 |
Position of Birdston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Birdston to the centre of the town.
Position of Birdston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Birdston to the centre of the city.