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Where is Hirst?

Hirst is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, five miles west of the town of Whitburn, 16 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 25 miles west of Edinburgh, 303 miles north of Cardiff, and 336 miles north-west of London. Hirst lies two miles west of the West Lothian border. Hirst falls within the unitary authority of North Lanarkshire. It is in the ML7 postcode district. The post town for Hirst is Shotts.

Hirst on a map

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

Which county is Hirst in?

Hirst is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of North Lanarkshire.

Ceremonial CountyLanarkshire
Historic CountyLanarkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Lanarkshire

Where is Hirst in Lanarkshire?

Hirst is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Hirst within Lanarkshire
Location of Hirst within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Hirst?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hirst is ML7 5TD.

Where is Hirst in ML7?

Hirst is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ML7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hirst within ML7
Location of Hirst within ML7

What is the post town for Hirst?

The post town for Hirst is Shotts. Hirst is in the ML7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shotts.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hirst?

The centre of Hirst is located at position 55.85041° latitude and -3.81442° longitude.

Latitude55.85041°
Longitude-3.81442°

What is the easting and northing of Hirst?

The centre of Hirst is located at the grid reference easting 286504 and northing 663401 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting286504
Northing663401

What are the nearest towns to Hirst?

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

west
5m
Hirst is 5 miles west of Whitburn
south-west
6m
Hirst is 6 miles south-west of Armadale
east
7m
Hirst is 7 miles east of Airdrie
north-east
7m
Hirst is 7 miles north-east of Wishaw
west
8m
Hirst is 8 miles west of Blackburn
south-west
8m
Hirst is 8 miles south-west of Bathgate
north
8m
Hirst is 8 miles north of Carluke
north-east
8m
Hirst is 8 miles north-east of Motherwell
east
8m
Hirst is 8 miles east of Coatbridge
east
8m
Hirst is 8 miles east of Bellshill

What are the nearest cities to Hirst?

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

east
16m
Hirst is 16 miles east of Glasgow
south
19m
Hirst is 19 miles south of Stirling
south-west
20m
Hirst is 20 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
25m
Hirst is 25 miles west of Edinburgh
south
40m
Hirst is 40 miles south of Perth
south-west
53m
Hirst is 53 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
75m
Hirst is 75 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
106m
Hirst is 106 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
111m
Hirst is 111 miles south-west of Aberdeen
south
114m
Hirst is 114 miles south of Inverness