Kirkwall is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 12 miles east of the town of Stromness, 131 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 210 miles north of Edinburgh, 519 miles north of Cardiff, and 528 miles north of London. Kirkwall falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW15 postcode district. The post town for Kirkwall is Kirkwall.
Kirkwall is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Kirkwall is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkwall is KW15 1DG.
Kirkwall is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW15 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW15 postcode district.
The post town for Kirkwall is Kirkwall. Kirkwall is in the KW15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkwall.
The centre of Kirkwall is located at position 58.98111° latitude and -2.96106° longitude.
Latitude | 58.98111° |
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Longitude | -2.96106° |
The centre of Kirkwall is located at the grid reference easting 344854 and northing 1010837 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 344854 |
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Northing | 1010837 |
Position of Kirkwall relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkwall to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirkwall relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirkwall to the centre of the city.