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Where is East Kilbride?

East Kilbride is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Rutherglen, eight miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 40 miles west of Edinburgh, 299 miles north of Cardiff, and 337 miles north-west of London. East Kilbride lies three miles south-east of the City of Glasgow border. East Kilbride falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the G74 postcode district. The post town for East Kilbride is Glasgow.

East Kilbride on a map

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

Which county is East Kilbride in?

East Kilbride 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 East Kilbride in Lanarkshire?

East Kilbride is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of East Kilbride within Lanarkshire
Location of East Kilbride within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for East Kilbride?

The nearest postcode to the centre of East Kilbride is G74 1NU.

Where is East Kilbride in G74?

East Kilbride is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the G74 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the G74 postcode district.

Map showing location of East Kilbride within G74
Location of East Kilbride within G74

What is the post town for East Kilbride?

The post town for East Kilbride is Glasgow. East Kilbride is in the G74 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.

What is the latitude and longitude of East Kilbride?

The centre of East Kilbride is located at position 55.75807° latitude and -4.16604° longitude.

Latitude55.75807°
Longitude-4.16604°

What is the easting and northing of East Kilbride?

The centre of East Kilbride is located at the grid reference easting 264172 and northing 653760 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting264172
Northing653760

What are the nearest towns to East Kilbride?

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

south
5m
East Kilbride is 5 miles south of Rutherglen
west
5m
East Kilbride is 5 miles west of Hamilton
south-west
5m
East Kilbride is 5 miles south-west of Uddingston
south-west
7m
East Kilbride is 7 miles south-west of Bellshill
west
7m
East Kilbride is 7 miles west of Motherwell
west
8m
East Kilbride is 8 miles west of Larkhall
south-west
9m
East Kilbride is 9 miles south-west of Coatbridge
east
9m
East Kilbride is 9 miles east of Barrhead
west
10m
East Kilbride is 10 miles west of Wishaw
south
10m
East Kilbride is 10 miles south of Bishopbriggs

What are the nearest cities to East Kilbride?

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

south
8m
East Kilbride is 8 miles south of Glasgow
south
26m
East Kilbride is 26 miles south of Stirling
south-west
35m
East Kilbride is 35 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
40m
East Kilbride is 40 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
52m
East Kilbride is 52 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
67m
East Kilbride is 67 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
77m
East Kilbride is 77 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
114m
East Kilbride is 114 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
119m
East Kilbride is 119 miles south of Inverness
north-west
122m
East Kilbride is 122 miles north-west of Durham