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Where is Neilston?

Neilston is located in the county of Renfrewshire, Scotland, two miles south-west of the town of Barrhead, nine miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 49 miles west of Edinburgh, 302 miles north of Cardiff, and 344 miles north-west of London. Neilston lies two miles south-west of the City of Glasgow border. Neilston falls within the unitary authority of East Renfrewshire. It is in the G78 postcode district. The post town for Neilston is Glasgow.

Neilston on a map

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

Which county is Neilston in?

Neilston is in the ceremonial county of Renfrewshire, the historic county of Renfrewshire, and the administrative county of East Renfrewshire.

Ceremonial CountyRenfrewshire
Historic CountyRenfrewshire
Administrative CountyEast Renfrewshire

Where is Neilston in Renfrewshire?

Neilston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Renfrewshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Renfrewshire.

Map showing location of Neilston within Renfrewshire
Location of Neilston within Renfrewshire

What is the postcode for Neilston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Neilston is G78 3DT.

Where is Neilston in G78?

Neilston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the G78 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G78 postcode district.

Map showing location of Neilston within G78
Location of Neilston within G78

What is the post town for Neilston?

The post town for Neilston is Glasgow. Neilston is in the G78 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Neilston?

The centre of Neilston is located at position 55.78506° latitude and -4.42548° longitude.

Latitude55.78506°
Longitude-4.42548°

What is the easting and northing of Neilston?

The centre of Neilston is located at the grid reference easting 248000 and northing 657302 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting248000
Northing657302

What are the nearest towns to Neilston?

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

south-west
2m
Neilston is 2 miles south-west of Barrhead
south
4m
Neilston is 4 miles south of Paisley
south-east
5m
Neilston is 5 miles south-east of Johnstone
south
7m
Neilston is 7 miles south of Renfrew
north-east
8m
Neilston is 8 miles north-east of Stewarton
south
9m
Neilston is 9 miles south of Erskine
south
9m
Neilston is 9 miles south of Clydebank
west
9m
Neilston is 9 miles west of Rutherglen
south-west
10m
Neilston is 10 miles south-west of Bearsden
west
10m
Neilston is 10 miles west of East Kilbride

What are the nearest cities to Neilston?

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

south-west
9m
Neilston is 9 miles south-west of Glasgow
south-west
30m
Neilston is 30 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
42m
Neilston is 42 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
49m
Neilston is 49 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
57m
Neilston is 57 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
73m
Neilston is 73 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
85m
Neilston is 85 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
118m
Neilston is 118 miles south of Inverness
north-west
124m
Neilston is 124 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
130m
Neilston is 130 miles south-west of Aberdeen