Douglas is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, nine miles south of the town of Lanark, 26 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 38 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 283 miles north of Cardiff, and 318 miles north-west of London. Douglas lies four miles east of the Ayrshire and Arran border. Douglas falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Douglas is Lanark.
Douglas 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 |
Douglas is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Douglas is ML11 0QN.
Douglas is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district.
The post town for Douglas is Lanark. Douglas is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.
The centre of Douglas is located at position 55.55664° latitude and -3.84521° longitude.
Latitude | 55.55664° |
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Longitude | -3.84521° |
The centre of Douglas is located at the grid reference easting 283706 and northing 630763 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 283706 |
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Northing | 630763 |
Position of Douglas relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Douglas to the centre of the town.
Position of Douglas relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Douglas to the centre of the city.