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  1. Greenock

Where is Greenock?

Greenock is located in the county of Renfrewshire, Scotland, three miles south-east of the town of Gourock, 21 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 61 miles west of Edinburgh, 316 miles north of Cardiff, and 360 miles north-west of London. Greenock lies two miles south-west of the Dunbartonshire border. Greenock falls within the unitary authority of Inverclyde. It is in the PA15 postcode district. The post town for Greenock is Greenock.

Greenock on a map

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

Which county is Greenock in?

Greenock is in the ceremonial county of Renfrewshire, the historic county of Renfrewshire, and the administrative county of Inverclyde.

Ceremonial CountyRenfrewshire
Historic CountyRenfrewshire
Administrative CountyInverclyde

Where is Greenock in Renfrewshire?

Greenock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Renfrewshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Renfrewshire.

Map showing location of Greenock within Renfrewshire
Location of Greenock within Renfrewshire

What is the postcode for Greenock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Greenock is PA15 1JB.

Where is Greenock in PA15?

Greenock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PA15 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PA15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Greenock within PA15
Location of Greenock within PA15

What is the post town for Greenock?

The post town for Greenock is Greenock. Greenock is in the PA15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Greenock.

What is the latitude and longitude of Greenock?

The centre of Greenock is located at position 55.9485° latitude and -4.75715° longitude.

Latitude55.9485°
Longitude-4.75715°

What is the easting and northing of Greenock?

The centre of Greenock is located at the grid reference easting 227932 and northing 676263 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting227932
Northing676263

What are the nearest towns to Greenock?

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

south-east
3m
Greenock is 3 miles south-east of Gourock
north-west
3m
Greenock is 3 miles north-west of Port Glasgow
south
4m
Greenock is 4 miles south of Helensburgh
east
7m
Greenock is 7 miles east of Dunoon
west
7m
Greenock is 7 miles west of Alexandria
west
7m
Greenock is 7 miles west of Dumbarton
north-east
12m
Greenock is 12 miles north-east of Largs
west
12m
Greenock is 12 miles west of Erskine
north-west
12m
Greenock is 12 miles north-west of Johnstone
west
13m
Greenock is 13 miles west of Clydebank

What are the nearest cities to Greenock?

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

west
21m
Greenock is 21 miles west of Glasgow
west
34m
Greenock is 34 miles west of Stirling
west
51m
Greenock is 51 miles west of Dunfermline
south-west
60m
Greenock is 60 miles south-west of Perth
west
61m
Greenock is 61 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
77m
Greenock is 77 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
102m
Greenock is 102 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
108m
Greenock is 108 miles south of Inverness
south-west
131m
Greenock is 131 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
141m
Greenock is 141 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne

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