Greenlees is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles south-east of the town of Rutherglen, five miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 40 miles west of Edinburgh, 302 miles north of Cardiff, and 340 miles north-west of London. Greenlees lies roughly one mile south-east of the City of Glasgow border. Greenlees falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the G72 postcode district. The post town for Greenlees is Glasgow.
Greenlees 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 |
Greenlees is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Greenlees is G72 8YT.
Greenlees is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the G72 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the G72 postcode district.
The post town for Greenlees is Glasgow. Greenlees is in the G72 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of Greenlees is located at position 55.80621° latitude and -4.17121° longitude.
Latitude | 55.80621° |
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Longitude | -4.17121° |
The centre of Greenlees is located at the grid reference easting 264016 and northing 659126 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 264016 |
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Northing | 659126 |
Position of Greenlees relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Greenlees to the centre of the town.
Position of Greenlees relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Greenlees to the centre of the city.