Dalton is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles south-west of the town of Uddingston, six miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 38 miles west of Edinburgh, 302 miles north of Cardiff, and 339 miles north-west of London. Dalton lies two miles south-east of the City of Glasgow border. Dalton falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the G72 postcode district. The post town for Dalton is Glasgow.
Dalton 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 |
Dalton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dalton is G72 7XF.
Dalton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the G72 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G72 postcode district.
The post town for Dalton is Glasgow. Dalton is in the G72 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of Dalton is located at position 55.80511° latitude and -4.12564° longitude.
Latitude | 55.80511° |
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Longitude | -4.12564° |
The centre of Dalton is located at the grid reference easting 266868 and northing 658915 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 266868 |
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Northing | 658915 |
Position of Dalton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dalton to the centre of the town.
Position of Dalton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dalton to the centre of the city.