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 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 |
Braidwood 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 Braidwood is ML8 5PE.
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.
The post town for Braidwood is Carluke. Braidwood is in the ML8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carluke.
The centre of Braidwood is located at position 55.71468° latitude and -3.8322° longitude.
Latitude | 55.71468° |
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Longitude | -3.8322° |
The centre of Braidwood is located at the grid reference easting 284991 and northing 648327 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 284991 |
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Northing | 648327 |
Position of Braidwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Braidwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Braidwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Braidwood to the centre of the city.