Galston is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, two miles west of the town of Newmilns, 19 miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 52 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 289 miles north of Cardiff, and 332 miles north-west of London. Galston lies six miles west of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Galston falls within the unitary authority of East Ayrshire. It is in the KA4 postcode district. The post town for Galston is Galston.
Galston is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of East Ayrshire.
Ceremonial County | Ayrshire and Arran |
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Historic County | Ayrshire |
Administrative County | East Ayrshire |
Galston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran, and towards the easternmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Galston is KA4 8AE.
Galston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KA4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KA4 postcode district.
The post town for Galston is Galston. Galston is in the KA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Galston.
The centre of Galston is located at position 55.60038° latitude and -4.37981° longitude.
Latitude | 55.60038° |
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Longitude | -4.37981° |
The centre of Galston is located at the grid reference easting 250158 and northing 636655 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 250158 |
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Northing | 636655 |
Position of Galston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Galston to the centre of the town.
Position of Galston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Galston to the centre of the city.