Broughton is located in the county of Tweeddale, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Biggar, 37 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 25 miles south of Edinburgh, 286 miles north of Cardiff, and 314 miles north-west of London. Broughton lies three miles east of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Peebleshire. Broughton falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the ML12 postcode district. The post town for Broughton is Biggar.
Broughton is in the ceremonial county of Tweeddale, the historic county of Peebleshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.
Ceremonial County | Tweeddale |
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Historic County | Peebleshire |
Administrative County | Scottish Borders |
Broughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tweeddale, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tweeddale.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Broughton is ML12 6FE.
Broughton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district.
The post town for Broughton is Biggar. Broughton is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.
The centre of Broughton is located at position 55.61432° latitude and -3.4082° longitude.
Latitude | 55.61432° |
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Longitude | -3.4082° |
The centre of Broughton is located at the grid reference easting 311400 and northing 636536 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 311400 |
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Northing | 636536 |
Position of Broughton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Broughton to the centre of the town.
Position of Broughton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Broughton to the centre of the city.