Blackwood is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Larkhall, 18 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 35 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 291 miles north of Cardiff, and 327 miles north-west of London. Blackwood lies seven miles north-east of the Ayrshire and Arran border. Blackwood falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Blackwood is Lanark.
Blackwood 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 |
Blackwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackwood is ML11 9YD.
Blackwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ML11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district.
The post town for Blackwood is Lanark. Blackwood is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.
The centre of Blackwood is located at position 55.67083° latitude and -3.92291° longitude.
Latitude | 55.67083° |
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Longitude | -3.92291° |
The centre of Blackwood is located at the grid reference easting 279158 and northing 643601 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 279158 |
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Northing | 643601 |
Position of Blackwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Blackwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackwood to the centre of the city.