Paisley is located in the county of Renfrewshire, Scotland, three miles south-west of the town of Renfrew, eight miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 49 miles west of Edinburgh, 306 miles north of Cardiff, and 347 miles north-west of London. Paisley lies two miles west of the City of Glasgow border. Paisley falls within the unitary authority of Renfrewshire. It is in the PA1 postcode district. The post town for Paisley is Paisley.
Paisley 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 |
Paisley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Renfrewshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Renfrewshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Paisley is PA1 2DJ.
Paisley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA1 postcode district.
The post town for Paisley is Paisley. Paisley is in the PA1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Paisley.
The centre of Paisley is located at position 55.84509° latitude and -4.42841° longitude.
Latitude | 55.84509° |
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Longitude | -4.42841° |
The centre of Paisley is located at the grid reference easting 248051 and northing 663987 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 248051 |
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Northing | 663987 |
Position of Paisley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Paisley to the centre of the town.
Position of Paisley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Paisley to the centre of the city.