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 is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.
Ceremonial County | Shetland |
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Historic County | Shetland |
Administrative County | Shetland Islands |
Laxfirth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shetland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shetland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Laxfirth is ZE2 9PR.
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.
The post town for Laxfirth is Shetland. Laxfirth is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.
The centre of Laxfirth is located at position 60.31919° latitude and -1.13951° longitude.
Latitude | 60.31919° |
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Longitude | -1.13951° |
The centre of Laxfirth is located at the grid reference easting 447634 and northing 1159765 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 447634 |
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Northing | 1159765 |
Position of Laxfirth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Laxfirth to the centre of the town.
Position of Laxfirth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Laxfirth to the centre of the city.