Kirknewton is located in the county of West Lothian, Scotland, four miles south-east of the town of Broxburn, 32 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, ten miles south-west of Edinburgh, 305 miles north of Cardiff, and 331 miles north-west of London. Kirknewton lies just south-west of the City of Edinburgh border, and was historically in the county of Midlothian. Kirknewton falls within the unitary authority of West Lothian. It is in the EH27 postcode district. The post town for Kirknewton is Kirknewton.
Kirknewton is in the ceremonial county of West Lothian, the historic county of Midlothian, and the administrative county of West Lothian.
Ceremonial County | West Lothian |
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Historic County | Midlothian |
Administrative County | West Lothian |
Kirknewton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Lothian, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Lothian.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirknewton is EH27 8AA.
Kirknewton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH27 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EH27 postcode district.
The post town for Kirknewton is Kirknewton. Kirknewton is in the EH27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirknewton.
The centre of Kirknewton is located at position 55.88737° latitude and -3.42012° longitude.
Latitude | 55.88737° |
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Longitude | -3.42012° |
The centre of Kirknewton is located at the grid reference easting 311272 and northing 666937 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 311272 |
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Northing | 666937 |
Position of Kirknewton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirknewton to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirknewton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirknewton to the centre of the city.