Kirkliston is located in the county of City of Edinburgh, Scotland, two miles south of the town of Queensferry, 33 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, eight miles west of Edinburgh, 310 miles north of Cardiff, and 335 miles north-west of London. Kirkliston lies just north-east of the West Lothian border, and was historically in the county of West Lothian. Kirkliston falls within the unitary authority of City of Edinburgh. It is in the EH29 postcode district. The post town for Kirkliston is Kirkliston.
Kirkliston is in the ceremonial county of City of Edinburgh, the historic county of West Lothian, and the administrative county of City of Edinburgh.
Ceremonial County | City of Edinburgh |
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Historic County | West Lothian |
Administrative County | City of Edinburgh |
Kirkliston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of City of Edinburgh, and towards the westernmost extremity of City of Edinburgh.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkliston is EH29 9AE.
Kirkliston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EH29 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EH29 postcode district.
The post town for Kirkliston is Kirkliston. Kirkliston is in the EH29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkliston.
The centre of Kirkliston is located at position 55.95615° latitude and -3.40183° longitude.
Latitude | 55.95615° |
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Longitude | -3.40183° |
The centre of Kirkliston is located at the grid reference easting 312571 and northing 674568 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 312571 |
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Northing | 674568 |
Position of Kirkliston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkliston to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirkliston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkliston to the centre of the city.