Holytown is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles east of the town of Bellshill, 11 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 32 miles west of Edinburgh, 302 miles north of Cardiff, and 337 miles north-west of London. Holytown lies four miles east of the City of Glasgow border. Holytown falls within the unitary authority of North Lanarkshire. It is in the ML1 postcode district. The post town for Holytown is Motherwell.
Holytown 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 |
Holytown 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 Holytown is ML1 4UA.
Holytown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML1 postcode district.
The post town for Holytown is Motherwell. Holytown is in the ML1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Motherwell.
The centre of Holytown is located at position 55.82248° latitude and -3.97138° longitude.
Latitude | 55.82248° |
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Longitude | -3.97138° |
The centre of Holytown is located at the grid reference easting 276590 and northing 660562 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 276590 |
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Northing | 660562 |
Position of Holytown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Holytown to the centre of the town.
Position of Holytown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Holytown to the centre of the city.