Carron is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, two miles north of the town of Falkirk, 20 miles north-east of the major city of Glasgow, 24 miles west of Edinburgh, 315 miles north of Cardiff, and 346 miles north-west of London. Carron lies four miles south of the Clackmannan border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Carron falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the FK2 postcode district. The post town for Carron is Falkirk.
Carron 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 |
Carron 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 Carron is FK2 8TW.
Carron is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the FK2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the FK2 postcode district.
The post town for Carron is Falkirk. Carron is in the FK2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Falkirk.
The centre of Carron is located at position 56.02441° latitude and -3.79371° longitude.
Latitude | 56.02441° |
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Longitude | -3.79371° |
The centre of Carron is located at the grid reference easting 288303 and northing 682729 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 288303 |
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Northing | 682729 |
Position of Carron relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Carron to the centre of the town.
Position of Carron relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Carron to the centre of the city.