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Where is Covington?

Covington is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, four miles west of the town of Biggar, 28 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 28 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 288 miles north of Cardiff, and 319 miles north-west of London. Covington lies four miles west of the Tweeddale border. Covington falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML12 postcode district. The post town for Covington is Biggar.

Covington on a map

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

Which county is Covington in?

Covington 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 Covington in Lanarkshire?

Covington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Covington within Lanarkshire
Location of Covington within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Covington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Covington is ML12 6NE.

Where is Covington in ML12?

Covington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Covington within ML12
Location of Covington within ML12

What is the post town for Covington?

The post town for Covington is Biggar. Covington is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.

What is the latitude and longitude of Covington?

The centre of Covington is located at position 55.64073° latitude and -3.6289° longitude.

Latitude55.64073°
Longitude-3.6289°

What is the easting and northing of Covington?

The centre of Covington is located at the grid reference easting 297569 and northing 639779 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting297569
Northing639779

What are the nearest towns to Covington?

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

west
4m
Covington is 4 miles west of Biggar
south-east
6m
Covington is 6 miles south-east of Lanark
south-east
11m
Covington is 11 miles south-east of Carluke
south-east
15m
Covington is 15 miles south-east of Wishaw
south-east
15m
Covington is 15 miles south-east of Larkhall
south
16m
Covington is 16 miles south of Whitburn
south
16m
Covington is 16 miles south of Blackburn
west
17m
Covington is 17 miles west of Peebles
south
17m
Covington is 17 miles south of Livingston
south-east
18m
Covington is 18 miles south-east of Motherwell

What are the nearest cities to Covington?

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

south-west
28m
Covington is 28 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-east
28m
Covington is 28 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
30m
Covington is 30 miles south of Dunfermline
south
35m
Covington is 35 miles south of Stirling
south
53m
Covington is 53 miles south of Perth
north-west
59m
Covington is 59 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
62m
Covington is 62 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
92m
Covington is 92 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
101m
Covington is 101 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
102m
Covington is 102 miles north-west of Sunderland