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 is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of North Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | North Lanarkshire |
Hirst is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hirst is ML7 5TD.
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.
The post town for Hirst is Shotts. Hirst is in the ML7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shotts.
The centre of Hirst is located at position 55.85041° latitude and -3.81442° longitude.
Latitude | 55.85041° |
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Longitude | -3.81442° |
The centre of Hirst is located at the grid reference easting 286504 and northing 663401 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 286504 |
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Northing | 663401 |
Position of Hirst relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hirst to the centre of the town.
Position of Hirst relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hirst to the centre of the city.