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Where is Elphinstone?

Elphinstone is located in the county of East Lothian, Scotland, two miles south of the town of Tranent, 37 miles south of the major city of Dundee, nine miles east of Edinburgh, 307 miles north of Cardiff, and 326 miles north of London. Elphinstone lies just north-east of the Midlothian border. Elphinstone falls within the unitary authority of East Lothian. It is in the EH33 postcode district. The post town for Elphinstone is Tranent.

Elphinstone on a map

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

Which county is Elphinstone in?

Elphinstone is in the ceremonial county of East Lothian, the historic county of East Lothian, and the administrative county of East Lothian.

Ceremonial CountyEast Lothian
Historic CountyEast Lothian
Administrative CountyEast Lothian

Where is Elphinstone in East Lothian?

Elphinstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of East Lothian, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Lothian.

Map showing location of Elphinstone within East Lothian
Location of Elphinstone within East Lothian

What is the postcode for Elphinstone?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Elphinstone is EH33 2LN.

Where is Elphinstone in EH33?

Elphinstone is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EH33 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EH33 postcode district.

Map showing location of Elphinstone within EH33
Location of Elphinstone within EH33

What is the post town for Elphinstone?

The post town for Elphinstone is Tranent. Elphinstone is in the EH33 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tranent.

What is the latitude and longitude of Elphinstone?

The centre of Elphinstone is located at position 55.92294° latitude and -2.96618° longitude.

Latitude55.92294°
Longitude-2.96618°

What is the easting and northing of Elphinstone?

The centre of Elphinstone is located at the grid reference easting 339719 and northing 670406 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339719
Northing670406

What are the nearest towns to Elphinstone?

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

south
2m
Elphinstone is 2 miles south of Tranent
south
3m
Elphinstone is 3 miles south of Prestonpans
south
3m
Elphinstone is 3 miles south of Cockenzie and Port Seton
south-east
4m
Elphinstone is 4 miles south-east of Musselburgh
north-east
5m
Elphinstone is 5 miles north-east of Dalkeith
north-east
6m
Elphinstone is 6 miles north-east of Bonnyrigg
west
7m
Elphinstone is 7 miles west of Haddington
north-east
8m
Elphinstone is 8 miles north-east of Loanhead
north-east
12m
Elphinstone is 12 miles north-east of Penicuik
west
13m
Elphinstone is 13 miles west of East Linton

What are the nearest cities to Elphinstone?

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

east
9m
Elphinstone is 9 miles east of Edinburgh
south-east
22m
Elphinstone is 22 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south
37m
Elphinstone is 37 miles south of Dundee
south-east
37m
Elphinstone is 37 miles south-east of Perth
east
40m
Elphinstone is 40 miles east of Stirling
east
50m
Elphinstone is 50 miles east of Glasgow
north
71m
Elphinstone is 71 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
84m
Elphinstone is 84 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
91m
Elphinstone is 91 miles south of Aberdeen
north-west
94m
Elphinstone is 94 miles north-west of Sunderland