Peaston is located in the county of East Lothian, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Tranent, 40 miles south of the major city of Dundee, 12 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 304 miles north of Cardiff, and 322 miles north of London. Peaston lies just east of the Midlothian border. Peaston falls within the unitary authority of East Lothian. It is in the EH35 postcode district. The post town for Peaston is Tranent.
Peaston is in the ceremonial county of East Lothian, the historic county of East Lothian, and the administrative county of East Lothian.
Ceremonial County | East Lothian |
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Historic County | East Lothian |
Administrative County | East Lothian |
Peaston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of East Lothian, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Lothian.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Peaston is EH35 5AL.
Peaston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EH35 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EH35 postcode district.
The post town for Peaston is Tranent. Peaston is in the EH35 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tranent.
The centre of Peaston is located at position 55.87723° latitude and -2.91645° longitude.
Latitude | 55.87723° |
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Longitude | -2.91645° |
The centre of Peaston is located at the grid reference easting 342760 and northing 665277 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 342760 |
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Northing | 665277 |
Position of Peaston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Peaston to the centre of the town.
Position of Peaston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Peaston to the centre of the city.