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Where is Charlestown?

Charlestown is located in the county of Fife, Scotland, three miles south-west of the city of Dunfermline, 31 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 13 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 315 miles north of Cardiff, and 342 miles north-west of London. Charlestown lies two miles south-east of the Stirling and Falkirk border. Charlestown falls within the unitary authority of Fife. It is in the KY11 postcode district.

Charlestown on a map

Map showing extent of Charlestown as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Charlestown
Map showing location of Charlestown within the UK
Location of Charlestown within the UK

Which county is Charlestown in?

Charlestown is in the ceremonial county of Fife, the historic county of Fife, and the administrative county of Fife.

Ceremonial CountyFife
Historic CountyFife
Administrative CountyFife

Where is Charlestown in Fife?

Charlestown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Fife, and towards the westernmost extremity of Fife.

Map showing location of Charlestown within Fife
Location of Charlestown within Fife

What is the postcode for Charlestown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Charlestown is KY11 3ED.

Where is Charlestown in KY11?

Charlestown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KY11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KY11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Charlestown within KY11
Location of Charlestown within KY11

What is the latitude and longitude of Charlestown?

The centre of Charlestown is located at position 56.03662° latitude and -3.50136° longitude.

Latitude56.03662°
Longitude-3.50136°

What is the easting and northing of Charlestown?

The centre of Charlestown is located at the grid reference easting 306552 and northing 683654 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting306552
Northing683654

What are the nearest towns to Charlestown?

Position of Charlestown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Charlestown to the centre of the town.

west
4m
Charlestown is 4 miles west of Inverkeithing
east
4m
Charlestown is 4 miles east of Bo'ness
north-west
5m
Charlestown is 5 miles north-west of Queensferry
east
5m
Charlestown is 5 miles east of Culross
north-east
6m
Charlestown is 6 miles north-east of Linlithgow
north
7m
Charlestown is 7 miles north of Broxburn
south-west
8m
Charlestown is 8 miles south-west of Cowdenbeath
east
9m
Charlestown is 9 miles east of Grangemouth
south-west
10m
Charlestown is 10 miles south-west of Lochgelly
west
10m
Charlestown is 10 miles west of Burntisland

What are the nearest cities to Charlestown?

Position of Charlestown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Charlestown to the centre of the city.

south-west
3m
Charlestown is 3 miles south-west of Dunfermline
north-west
13m
Charlestown is 13 miles north-west of Edinburgh
east
18m
Charlestown is 18 miles east of Stirling
south
25m
Charlestown is 25 miles south of Perth
east
31m
Charlestown is 31 miles east of Glasgow
south-west
36m
Charlestown is 36 miles south-west of Dundee
north
82m
Charlestown is 82 miles north of Carlisle
south-west
94m
Charlestown is 94 miles south-west of Aberdeen
south
104m
Charlestown is 104 miles south of Inverness
north-west
104m
Charlestown is 104 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne