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  1. Brae

Where is Brae?

Brae is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 18 miles north-west of the town of Lerwick, 226 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 314 miles north of Edinburgh, and 616 miles north of London. Brae falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Brae is Shetland.

Brae on a map

Map showing extent of Brae as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Brae
Map showing location of Brae within the UK
Location of Brae within the UK

Which county is Brae in?

Brae is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.

Ceremonial CountyShetland
Historic CountyShetland
Administrative CountyShetland Islands

Where is Brae in Shetland?

Brae is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shetland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shetland.

Map showing location of Brae within Shetland
Location of Brae within Shetland

What is the postcode for Brae?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Brae is ZE2 9TY.

Where is Brae in ZE2?

Brae 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.

Map showing location of Brae within ZE2
Location of Brae within ZE2

What is the post town for Brae?

The post town for Brae is Shetland. Brae is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Brae?

The centre of Brae is located at position 60.39361° latitude and -1.35063° longitude.

Latitude60.39361°
Longitude-1.35063°

What is the easting and northing of Brae?

The centre of Brae is located at the grid reference easting 435890 and northing 1167920 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting435890
Northing1167920

What are the nearest towns to Brae?

Position of Brae relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Brae to the centre of the town.

north-west
18m
Brae is 18 miles north-west of Lerwick
north-east
113m
Brae is 113 miles north-east of Kirkwall
north-east
120m
Brae is 120 miles north-east of Stromness
north-east
146m
Brae is 146 miles north-east of Thurso
north-east
148m
Brae is 148 miles north-east of Wick
north
188m
Brae is 188 miles north of Fraserburgh
north
189m
Brae is 189 miles north of Rosehearty
north
193m
Brae is 193 miles north of Macduff
north
193m
Brae is 193 miles north of Banff
north
194m
Brae is 194 miles north of Portsoy

What are the nearest cities to Brae?

Position of Brae relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Brae to the centre of the city.

north
226m
Brae is 226 miles north of Aberdeen
north-east
226m
Brae is 226 miles north-east of Inverness
north
279m
Brae is 279 miles north of Dundee
north
287m
Brae is 287 miles north of Perth
north
309m
Brae is 309 miles north of Dunfermline
north
311m
Brae is 311 miles north of Stirling
north
314m
Brae is 314 miles north of Edinburgh
north
331m
Brae is 331 miles north of Glasgow
north
375m
Brae is 375 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
380m
Brae is 380 miles north of Sunderland

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