Musselburgh is located in the county of East Lothian, Scotland, three miles south-west of the town of Prestonpans, 36 miles south of the major city of Dundee, five miles east of Edinburgh, 309 miles north of Cardiff, and 329 miles north of London. Musselburgh lies roughly one mile east of the City of Edinburgh border, and was historically in the county of Midlothian. Musselburgh falls within the unitary authority of East Lothian. It is in the EH21 postcode district. The post town for Musselburgh is Musselburgh.
Musselburgh is in the ceremonial county of East Lothian, the historic county of Midlothian, and the administrative county of East Lothian.
Ceremonial County | East Lothian |
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Historic County | Midlothian |
Administrative County | East Lothian |
Musselburgh is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of East Lothian, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Lothian.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Musselburgh is EH21 7BZ.
Musselburgh is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EH21 postcode district.
The post town for Musselburgh is Musselburgh. Musselburgh is in the EH21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Musselburgh.
The centre of Musselburgh is located at position 55.94286° latitude and -3.04931° longitude.
Latitude | 55.94286° |
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Longitude | -3.04931° |
The centre of Musselburgh is located at the grid reference easting 334558 and northing 672698 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 334558 |
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Northing | 672698 |
Position of Musselburgh relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Musselburgh to the centre of the town.
Position of Musselburgh relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Musselburgh to the centre of the city.