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 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 |
East Kilbride is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of East Kilbride is G74 1NU.
East Kilbride is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the G74 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the G74 postcode district.
The post town for East Kilbride is Glasgow. East Kilbride is in the G74 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of East Kilbride is located at position 55.75807° latitude and -4.16604° longitude.
Latitude | 55.75807° |
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Longitude | -4.16604° |
The centre of East Kilbride is located at the grid reference easting 264172 and northing 653760 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 264172 |
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Northing | 653760 |
Position of East Kilbride relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of East Kilbride to the centre of the town.
Position of East Kilbride relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of East Kilbride to the centre of the city.