Papil is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, nine miles south-west of the town of Lerwick, 204 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 293 miles north of Edinburgh, and 593 miles north of London. Papil falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Papil is Shetland.
Papil 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 |
Papil 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 Papil is ZE2 9UY.
Papil 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 Papil is Shetland. Papil is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.
The centre of Papil is located at position 60.06903° latitude and -1.33967° longitude.
Latitude | 60.06903° |
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Longitude | -1.33967° |
The centre of Papil is located at the grid reference easting 436856 and northing 1131777 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 436856 |
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Northing | 1131777 |
Position of Papil relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Papil to the centre of the town.
Position of Papil relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Papil to the centre of the city.