Braehead is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, six miles north-east of the town of Lanark, 24 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 24 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 295 miles north of Cardiff, and 326 miles north-west of London. Braehead lies four miles south of the West Lothian border. Braehead falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Braehead is Lanark.
Braehead 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 |
Braehead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Braehead is ML11 8EY.
Braehead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML11 postcode district.
The post town for Braehead is Lanark. Braehead is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.
The centre of Braehead is located at position 55.73925° latitude and -3.66661° longitude.
Latitude | 55.73925° |
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Longitude | -3.66661° |
The centre of Braehead is located at the grid reference easting 295459 and northing 650798 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 295459 |
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Northing | 650798 |
Position of Braehead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Braehead to the centre of the town.
Position of Braehead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Braehead to the centre of the city.