Melby is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 20 miles north-west of the town of Lerwick, 219 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 306 miles north of Edinburgh, and 610 miles north of London. Melby falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Melby is Shetland.
Melby is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.
Ceremonial County | Shetland |
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Historic County | Shetland |
Administrative County | Shetland Islands |
Melby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shetland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shetland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Melby is ZE2 9PL.
Melby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district.
The post town for Melby is Shetland. Melby is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.
The centre of Melby is located at position 60.30199° latitude and -1.65402° longitude.
Latitude | 60.30199° |
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Longitude | -1.65402° |
The centre of Melby is located at the grid reference easting 419223 and northing 1157590 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 419223 |
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Northing | 1157590 |
Position of Melby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Melby to the centre of the town.
Position of Melby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Melby to the centre of the city.