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Where is Braidwood?

Braidwood is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, one mile south of the town of Carluke, 19 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 30 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 294 miles north of Cardiff, and 328 miles north-west of London. Braidwood lies six miles south-west of the West Lothian border. Braidwood falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML8 postcode district. The post town for Braidwood is Carluke.

Braidwood on a map

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

Which county is Braidwood in?

Braidwood is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.

Ceremonial CountyLanarkshire
Historic CountyLanarkshire
Administrative CountySouth Lanarkshire

Where is Braidwood in Lanarkshire?

Braidwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Braidwood within Lanarkshire
Location of Braidwood within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Braidwood?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Braidwood is ML8 5PE.

Where is Braidwood in ML8?

Braidwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ML8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Braidwood within ML8
Location of Braidwood within ML8

What is the post town for Braidwood?

The post town for Braidwood is Carluke. Braidwood is in the ML8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carluke.

What is the latitude and longitude of Braidwood?

The centre of Braidwood is located at position 55.71468° latitude and -3.8322° longitude.

Latitude55.71468°
Longitude-3.8322°

What is the easting and northing of Braidwood?

The centre of Braidwood is located at the grid reference easting 284991 and northing 648327 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting284991
Northing648327

What are the nearest towns to Braidwood?

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

south
1m
Braidwood is 1 mile south of Carluke
north-west
4m
Braidwood is 4 miles north-west of Lanark
south-east
5m
Braidwood is 5 miles south-east of Wishaw
east
6m
Braidwood is 6 miles east of Larkhall
south-east
8m
Braidwood is 8 miles south-east of Motherwell
south-east
9m
Braidwood is 9 miles south-east of Hamilton
south-east
10m
Braidwood is 10 miles south-east of Bellshill
south-east
12m
Braidwood is 12 miles south-east of Airdrie
south-west
12m
Braidwood is 12 miles south-west of Whitburn
south-east
12m
Braidwood is 12 miles south-east of Uddingston

What are the nearest cities to Braidwood?

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

south-east
19m
Braidwood is 19 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
28m
Braidwood is 28 miles south of Stirling
south-west
29m
Braidwood is 29 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
30m
Braidwood is 30 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south
49m
Braidwood is 49 miles south of Perth
south-west
61m
Braidwood is 61 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
67m
Braidwood is 67 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
101m
Braidwood is 101 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
110m
Braidwood is 110 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
112m
Braidwood is 112 miles north-west of Sunderland