Portencross is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, four miles south of the town of Millport, 28 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 69 miles west of Edinburgh, 300 miles north of Cardiff, and 349 miles north-west of London. Portencross lies four miles south-east of the Argyll and Bute border, and was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Portencross falls within the unitary authority of North Ayrshire. It is in the KA23 postcode district. The post town for Portencross is West Kilbride.
Portencross is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of North Ayrshire.
Ceremonial County | Ayrshire and Arran |
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Historic County | Ayrshire |
Administrative County | North Ayrshire |
Portencross is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Portencross is KA23 9QA.
Portencross is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KA23 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KA23 postcode district.
The post town for Portencross is West Kilbride. Portencross is in the KA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of West Kilbride.
The centre of Portencross is located at position 55.69929° latitude and -4.90367° longitude.
Latitude | 55.69929° |
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Longitude | -4.90367° |
The centre of Portencross is located at the grid reference easting 217622 and northing 648915 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 217622 |
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Northing | 648915 |
Position of Portencross relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portencross to the centre of the town.
Position of Portencross relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portencross to the centre of the city.