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Where is Coalburn?

Coalburn is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, seven miles south-west of the town of Lanark, 23 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 37 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 286 miles north of Cardiff, and 321 miles north-west of London. Coalburn lies four miles east of the Ayrshire and Arran border. Coalburn falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Coalburn is Lanark.

Coalburn on a map

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

Which county is Coalburn in?

Coalburn is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.

Ceremonial CountyLanarkshire
Historic CountyLanarkshire
Administrative CountySouth Lanarkshire

Where is Coalburn in Lanarkshire?

Coalburn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Coalburn within Lanarkshire
Location of Coalburn within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Coalburn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Coalburn is ML11 0LS.

Where is Coalburn in ML11?

Coalburn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ML11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Coalburn within ML11
Location of Coalburn within ML11

What is the post town for Coalburn?

The post town for Coalburn is Lanark. Coalburn is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.

What is the latitude and longitude of Coalburn?

The centre of Coalburn is located at position 55.59267° latitude and -3.88947° longitude.

Latitude55.59267°
Longitude-3.88947°

What is the easting and northing of Coalburn?

The centre of Coalburn is located at the grid reference easting 281024 and northing 634847 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting281024
Northing634847

What are the nearest towns to Coalburn?

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

south-west
7m
Coalburn is 7 miles south-west of Lanark
south
10m
Coalburn is 10 miles south of Carluke
south
11m
Coalburn is 11 miles south of Larkhall
south
13m
Coalburn is 13 miles south of Wishaw
south
14m
Coalburn is 14 miles south of Hamilton
south
14m
Coalburn is 14 miles south of Motherwell
west
14m
Coalburn is 14 miles west of Biggar
east
15m
Coalburn is 15 miles east of Darvel
north
16m
Coalburn is 16 miles north of Sanquhar
south-east
16m
Coalburn is 16 miles south-east of East Kilbride

What are the nearest cities to Coalburn?

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

south-east
23m
Coalburn is 23 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
36m
Coalburn is 36 miles south of Stirling
south-west
37m
Coalburn is 37 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-west
37m
Coalburn is 37 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south
58m
Coalburn is 58 miles south of Perth
north-west
61m
Coalburn is 61 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
70m
Coalburn is 70 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
100m
Coalburn is 100 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
107m
Coalburn is 107 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
110m
Coalburn is 110 miles north-west of Sunderland