Grangemouth is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, three miles north-east of the town of Falkirk, 23 miles north-east of the major city of Glasgow, 21 miles west of Edinburgh, 315 miles north of Cardiff, and 344 miles north-west of London. Grangemouth lies two miles south-west of the Fife border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Grangemouth falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the FK3 postcode district. The post town for Grangemouth is Grangemouth.
Grangemouth is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Falkirk.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | Falkirk |
Grangemouth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Grangemouth is FK3 8AF.
Grangemouth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the FK3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the FK3 postcode district.
The post town for Grangemouth is Grangemouth. Grangemouth is in the FK3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Grangemouth.
The centre of Grangemouth is located at position 56.01956° latitude and -3.72189° longitude.
Latitude | 56.01956° |
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Longitude | -3.72189° |
The centre of Grangemouth is located at the grid reference easting 292765 and northing 682076 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 292765 |
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Northing | 682076 |
Position of Grangemouth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Grangemouth to the centre of the town.
Position of Grangemouth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Grangemouth to the centre of the city.