Blantyre is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles south of the town of Uddingston, eight miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 37 miles west of Edinburgh, 300 miles north of Cardiff, and 337 miles north-west of London. Blantyre lies three miles south-east of the City of Glasgow border. Blantyre falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the G72 postcode district. The post town for Blantyre is Glasgow.
Blantyre 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 |
Blantyre is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blantyre is G72 0NX.
Blantyre is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the G72 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the G72 postcode district.
The post town for Blantyre is Glasgow. Blantyre is in the G72 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of Blantyre is located at position 55.79226° latitude and -4.0862° longitude.
Latitude | 55.79226° |
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Longitude | -4.0862° |
The centre of Blantyre is located at the grid reference easting 269296 and northing 657410 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 269296 |
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Northing | 657410 |
Position of Blantyre relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blantyre to the centre of the town.
Position of Blantyre relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blantyre to the centre of the city.