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Where is Linlithgow?

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.

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

Which county is Linlithgow in?

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

Ceremonial CountyWest Lothian
Historic CountyWest Lothian
Administrative CountyWest Lothian

Where is Linlithgow in West Lothian?

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

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

What is the postcode for Linlithgow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Linlithgow is EH49 7EY.

Where is Linlithgow in EH49?

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.

Map showing location of Linlithgow within EH49
Location of Linlithgow within EH49

What is the post town for Linlithgow?

The post town for Linlithgow is Linlithgow. Linlithgow is in the EH49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Linlithgow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Linlithgow?

The centre of Linlithgow is located at position 55.97695° latitude and -3.60071° longitude.

Latitude55.97695°
Longitude-3.60071°

What is the easting and northing of Linlithgow?

The centre of Linlithgow is located at the grid reference easting 300208 and northing 677153 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting300208
Northing677153

What are the nearest towns to Linlithgow?

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

south
3m
Linlithgow is 3 miles south of Bo'ness
north
5m
Linlithgow is 5 miles north of Bathgate
south-east
6m
Linlithgow is 6 miles south-east of Grangemouth
south
6m
Linlithgow is 6 miles south of Culross
north-west
6m
Linlithgow is 6 miles north-west of Broxburn
north-east
7m
Linlithgow is 7 miles north-east of Armadale
north-west
7m
Linlithgow is 7 miles north-west of Livingston
east
7m
Linlithgow is 7 miles east of Falkirk
north
7m
Linlithgow is 7 miles north of Blackburn
west
8m
Linlithgow is 8 miles west of Queensferry

What are the nearest cities to Linlithgow?

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

south-west
8m
Linlithgow is 8 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
16m
Linlithgow is 16 miles west of Edinburgh
south-east
16m
Linlithgow is 16 miles south-east of Stirling
east
26m
Linlithgow is 26 miles east of Glasgow
south
30m
Linlithgow is 30 miles south of Perth
south-west
41m
Linlithgow is 41 miles south-west of Dundee
north
79m
Linlithgow is 79 miles north of Carlisle
south-west
99m
Linlithgow is 99 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
104m
Linlithgow is 104 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
107m
Linlithgow is 107 miles south of Inverness

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