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Where is Shandon?

Shandon is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, eight miles north-east of the town of Alexandria, 17 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 50 miles west of Edinburgh, 322 miles north of Cardiff, and 361 miles north-west of London. Shandon lies roughly one mile north-east of the Dunbartonshire border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Shandon falls within the unitary authority of Stirling. It is in the G63 postcode district. The post town for Shandon is Glasgow.

Shandon on a map

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

Which county is Shandon in?

Shandon is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Stirling.

Ceremonial CountyStirling and Falkirk
Historic CountyStirlingshire
Administrative CountyStirling

Where is Shandon in Stirling and Falkirk?

Shandon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.

Map showing location of Shandon within Stirling and Falkirk
Location of Shandon within Stirling and Falkirk

What is the postcode for Shandon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shandon is G63 0EA.

Where is Shandon in G63?

Shandon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the G63 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G63 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shandon within G63
Location of Shandon within G63

What is the post town for Shandon?

The post town for Shandon is Glasgow. Shandon is in the G63 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shandon?

The centre of Shandon is located at position 56.07616° latitude and -4.45002° longitude.

Latitude56.07616°
Longitude-4.45002°

What is the easting and northing of Shandon?

The centre of Shandon is located at the grid reference easting 247610 and northing 689744 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting247610
Northing689744

What are the nearest towns to Shandon?

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

north-east
8m
Shandon is 8 miles north-east of Alexandria
north-east
10m
Shandon is 10 miles north-east of Dumbarton
north-west
11m
Shandon is 11 miles north-west of Milngavie
north
12m
Shandon is 12 miles north of Clydebank
north
12m
Shandon is 12 miles north of Erskine
north
12m
Shandon is 12 miles north of Bearsden
east
12m
Shandon is 12 miles east of Helensburgh
north-east
14m
Shandon is 14 miles north-east of Port Glasgow
north
14m
Shandon is 14 miles north of Renfrew
north-west
15m
Shandon is 15 miles north-west of Kirkintilloch

What are the nearest cities to Shandon?

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

north-west
17m
Shandon is 17 miles north-west of Glasgow
west
20m
Shandon is 20 miles west of Stirling
west
38m
Shandon is 38 miles west of Dunfermline
south-west
45m
Shandon is 45 miles south-west of Perth
west
50m
Shandon is 50 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
63m
Shandon is 63 miles south-west of Dundee
south
98m
Shandon is 98 miles south of Inverness
north-west
101m
Shandon is 101 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
117m
Shandon is 117 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
135m
Shandon is 135 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne