Broughtown is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 23 miles north-east of the town of Kirkwall, 146 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 229 miles north of Edinburgh, 538 miles north of Cardiff, and 543 miles north of London. Broughtown falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Broughtown is Orkney.
Broughtown is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Broughtown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
Broughtown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Broughtown is Orkney. Broughtown is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Broughtown is located at position 59.24898° latitude and -2.59951° longitude.
Latitude | 59.24898° |
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Longitude | -2.59951° |
The centre of Broughtown is located at the grid reference easting 365905 and northing 1040423 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 365905 |
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Northing | 1040423 |
Position of Broughtown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Broughtown to the centre of the town.
Position of Broughtown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Broughtown to the centre of the city.