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Where is Laxfirth?

Laxfirth is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 11 miles north of the town of Lerwick, 222 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 311 miles north of Edinburgh, and 610 miles north of London. Laxfirth falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Laxfirth is Shetland.

Laxfirth on a map

Map showing extent of Laxfirth as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Laxfirth
Map showing location of Laxfirth within the UK
Location of Laxfirth within the UK

Which county is Laxfirth in?

Laxfirth is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.

Ceremonial CountyShetland
Historic CountyShetland
Administrative CountyShetland Islands

Where is Laxfirth in Shetland?

Laxfirth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shetland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shetland.

Map showing location of Laxfirth within Shetland
Location of Laxfirth within Shetland

What is the postcode for Laxfirth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Laxfirth is ZE2 9PR.

Where is Laxfirth in ZE2?

Laxfirth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ZE2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Laxfirth within ZE2
Location of Laxfirth within ZE2

What is the post town for Laxfirth?

The post town for Laxfirth is Shetland. Laxfirth is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Laxfirth?

The centre of Laxfirth is located at position 60.31919° latitude and -1.13951° longitude.

Latitude60.31919°
Longitude-1.13951°

What is the easting and northing of Laxfirth?

The centre of Laxfirth is located at the grid reference easting 447634 and northing 1159765 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting447634
Northing1159765

What are the nearest towns to Laxfirth?

Position of Laxfirth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Laxfirth to the centre of the town.

north
11m
Laxfirth is 11 miles north of Lerwick
north-east
112m
Laxfirth is 112 miles north-east of Kirkwall
north-east
121m
Laxfirth is 121 miles north-east of Stromness
north-east
146m
Laxfirth is 146 miles north-east of Thurso
north-east
147m
Laxfirth is 147 miles north-east of Wick
north
184m
Laxfirth is 184 miles north of Fraserburgh
north
185m
Laxfirth is 185 miles north of Rosehearty
north
190m
Laxfirth is 190 miles north of Macduff
north
190m
Laxfirth is 190 miles north of Banff
north
191m
Laxfirth is 191 miles north of Portsoy

What are the nearest cities to Laxfirth?

Position of Laxfirth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Laxfirth to the centre of the city.

north
222m
Laxfirth is 222 miles north of Aberdeen
north-east
225m
Laxfirth is 225 miles north-east of Inverness
north
275m
Laxfirth is 275 miles north of Dundee
north
284m
Laxfirth is 284 miles north of Perth
north
306m
Laxfirth is 306 miles north of Dunfermline
north
308m
Laxfirth is 308 miles north of Stirling
north
311m
Laxfirth is 311 miles north of Edinburgh
north
328m
Laxfirth is 328 miles north of Glasgow
north
370m
Laxfirth is 370 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
375m
Laxfirth is 375 miles north of Sunderland