Linlithgow is located in the county of West Lothian, Scotland, three miles south of the town of Bo'ness, 26 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 16 miles west of Edinburgh, 311 miles north of Cardiff, and 340 miles north-west of London. Linlithgow lies just south-east of the Stirling and Falkirk border. Linlithgow falls within the unitary authority of West Lothian. It is in the EH49 postcode district. The post town for Linlithgow is Linlithgow.
Linlithgow is in the ceremonial county of West Lothian, the historic county of West Lothian, and the administrative county of West Lothian.
Ceremonial County | West Lothian |
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Historic County | West Lothian |
Administrative County | West Lothian |
Linlithgow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Lothian, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Lothian.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Linlithgow is EH49 7EY.
Linlithgow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EH49 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EH49 postcode district.
The post town for Linlithgow is Linlithgow. Linlithgow is in the EH49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Linlithgow.
The centre of Linlithgow is located at position 55.97695° latitude and -3.60071° longitude.
Latitude | 55.97695° |
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Longitude | -3.60071° |
The centre of Linlithgow is located at the grid reference easting 300208 and northing 677153 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 300208 |
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Northing | 677153 |
Position of Linlithgow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Linlithgow to the centre of the town.
Position of Linlithgow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Linlithgow to the centre of the city.