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Where is Monkton?

Monkton is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, one mile north of the town of Prestwick, 28 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 63 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 285 miles north of Cardiff, and 332 miles north-west of London. Monkton was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Monkton falls within the unitary authority of South Ayrshire. It is in the KA9 postcode district. The post town for Monkton is Prestwick.

Monkton on a map

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

Which county is Monkton in?

Monkton is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of South Ayrshire.

Ceremonial CountyAyrshire and Arran
Historic CountyAyrshire
Administrative CountySouth Ayrshire

Where is Monkton in Ayrshire and Arran?

Monkton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.

Map showing location of Monkton within Ayrshire and Arran
Location of Monkton within Ayrshire and Arran

What is the postcode for Monkton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Monkton is KA9 2RL.

Where is Monkton in KA9?

Monkton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KA9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KA9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Monkton within KA9
Location of Monkton within KA9

What is the post town for Monkton?

The post town for Monkton is Prestwick. Monkton is in the KA9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Prestwick.

What is the latitude and longitude of Monkton?

The centre of Monkton is located at position 55.51657° latitude and -4.60297° longitude.

Latitude55.51657°
Longitude-4.60297°

What is the easting and northing of Monkton?

The centre of Monkton is located at the grid reference easting 235752 and northing 627835 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting235752
Northing627835

What are the nearest towns to Monkton?

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

north
1m
Monkton is 1 mile north of Prestwick
south-east
3m
Monkton is 3 miles south-east of Troon
north
4m
Monkton is 4 miles north of Ayr
south
7m
Monkton is 7 miles south of Irvine
south-west
8m
Monkton is 8 miles south-west of Kilmarnock
south
10m
Monkton is 10 miles south of Kilwinning
south-west
10m
Monkton is 10 miles south-west of Galston
south-east
11m
Monkton is 11 miles south-east of Stevenston
south-east
11m
Monkton is 11 miles south-east of Saltcoats
north
12m
Monkton is 12 miles north of Maybole

What are the nearest cities to Monkton?

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

south-west
28m
Monkton is 28 miles south-west of Glasgow
south-west
49m
Monkton is 49 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
59m
Monkton is 59 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
63m
Monkton is 63 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-west
76m
Monkton is 76 miles south-west of Perth
north-west
79m
Monkton is 79 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
91m
Monkton is 91 miles south-west of Dundee
west
124m
Monkton is 124 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
124m
Monkton is 124 miles north-west of Lancaster
north-west
130m
Monkton is 130 miles north-west of Durham