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Where is Linburn?

Linburn is located in the county of West Lothian, Scotland, three miles south-east of the town of Broxburn, 32 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, nine miles west of Edinburgh, 306 miles north of Cardiff, and 332 miles north-west of London. Linburn lies just west of the City of Edinburgh border, and was historically in the county of Midlothian. Linburn falls within the unitary authority of West Lothian. It is in the EH27 postcode district. The post town for Linburn is Kirknewton.

Linburn on a map

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

Which county is Linburn in?

Linburn is in the ceremonial county of West Lothian, the historic county of Midlothian, and the administrative county of West Lothian.

Ceremonial CountyWest Lothian
Historic CountyMidlothian
Administrative CountyWest Lothian

Where is Linburn in West Lothian?

Linburn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Lothian, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Lothian.

Map showing location of Linburn within West Lothian
Location of Linburn within West Lothian

What is the postcode for Linburn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Linburn is EH27 8DU.

Where is Linburn in EH27?

Linburn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH27 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EH27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Linburn within EH27
Location of Linburn within EH27

What is the post town for Linburn?

The post town for Linburn is Kirknewton. Linburn is in the EH27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirknewton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Linburn?

The centre of Linburn is located at position 55.90052° latitude and -3.40794° longitude.

Latitude55.90052°
Longitude-3.40794°

What is the easting and northing of Linburn?

The centre of Linburn is located at the grid reference easting 312063 and northing 668385 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting312063
Northing668385

What are the nearest towns to Linburn?

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

south-east
3m
Linburn is 3 miles south-east of Broxburn
east
4m
Linburn is 4 miles east of Livingston
south
6m
Linburn is 6 miles south of Queensferry
north-west
9m
Linburn is 9 miles north-west of Penicuik
east
9m
Linburn is 9 miles east of Blackburn
south
9m
Linburn is 9 miles south of Inverkeithing
east
9m
Linburn is 9 miles east of Bathgate
south-east
9m
Linburn is 9 miles south-east of Linlithgow
west
10m
Linburn is 10 miles west of Loanhead
east
11m
Linburn is 11 miles east of Whitburn

What are the nearest cities to Linburn?

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

west
9m
Linburn is 9 miles west of Edinburgh
south
12m
Linburn is 12 miles south of Dunfermline
south-east
25m
Linburn is 25 miles south-east of Stirling
east
32m
Linburn is 32 miles east of Glasgow
south
34m
Linburn is 34 miles south of Perth
south-west
42m
Linburn is 42 miles south-west of Dundee
north
72m
Linburn is 72 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
95m
Linburn is 95 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
100m
Linburn is 100 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
105m
Linburn is 105 miles north-west of Sunderland