Brightons is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, three miles south of the town of Grangemouth, 22 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 21 miles west of Edinburgh, 312 miles north of Cardiff, and 342 miles north-west of London. Brightons lies three miles north-west of the West Lothian border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Brightons falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the FK2 postcode district. The post town for Brightons is Falkirk.
Brightons is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Falkirk.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | Falkirk |
Brightons is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Brightons is FK2 0JT.
Brightons is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the FK2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the FK2 postcode district.
The post town for Brightons is Falkirk. Brightons is in the FK2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Falkirk.
The centre of Brightons is located at position 55.98194° latitude and -3.71794° longitude.
Latitude | 55.98194° |
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Longitude | -3.71794° |
The centre of Brightons is located at the grid reference easting 292907 and northing 677884 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 292907 |
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Northing | 677884 |
Position of Brightons relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Brightons to the centre of the town.
Position of Brightons relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Brightons to the centre of the city.