Leadhills is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, seven miles north-east of the town of Sanquhar, 36 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 43 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 273 miles north of Cardiff, and 308 miles north-west of London. Leadhills lies just north-west of the Dumfries border. Leadhills falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML12 postcode district. The post town for Leadhills is Biggar.
Leadhills is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | South Lanarkshire |
Leadhills is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Leadhills is ML12 6XP.
Leadhills is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district.
The post town for Leadhills is Biggar. Leadhills is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.
The centre of Leadhills is located at position 55.4158° latitude and -3.76169° longitude.
Latitude | 55.4158° |
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Longitude | -3.76169° |
The centre of Leadhills is located at the grid reference easting 288577 and northing 614954 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 288577 |
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Northing | 614954 |
Position of Leadhills relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Leadhills to the centre of the town.
Position of Leadhills relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Leadhills to the centre of the city.