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 is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | South Lanarkshire |
Covington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Covington is ML12 6NE.
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.
The post town for Covington is Biggar. Covington is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.
The centre of Covington is located at position 55.64073° latitude and -3.6289° longitude.
Latitude | 55.64073° |
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Longitude | -3.6289° |
The centre of Covington is located at the grid reference easting 297569 and northing 639779 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 297569 |
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Northing | 639779 |
Position of Covington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Covington to the centre of the town.
Position of Covington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Covington to the centre of the city.