Linwood is located in the county of Renfrewshire, Scotland, one mile north-east of the town of Johnstone, ten miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 52 miles west of Edinburgh, 307 miles north of Cardiff, and 349 miles north-west of London. Linwood lies five miles south of the Dunbartonshire border. Linwood falls within the unitary authority of Renfrewshire. It is in the PA3 postcode district. The post town for Linwood is Paisley.
Linwood is in the ceremonial county of Renfrewshire, the historic county of Renfrewshire, and the administrative county of Renfrewshire.
Ceremonial County | Renfrewshire |
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Historic County | Renfrewshire |
Administrative County | Renfrewshire |
Linwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Renfrewshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Renfrewshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Linwood is PA3 3QB.
Linwood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PA3 postcode district.
The post town for Linwood is Paisley. Linwood is in the PA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Paisley.
The centre of Linwood is located at position 55.84848° latitude and -4.50473° longitude.
Latitude | 55.84848° |
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Longitude | -4.50473° |
The centre of Linwood is located at the grid reference easting 243287 and northing 664534 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 243287 |
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Northing | 664534 |
Position of Linwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Linwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Linwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Linwood to the centre of the city.