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 is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Stirling.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | Stirling |
Shandon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shandon is G63 0EA.
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.
The post town for Shandon is Glasgow. Shandon is in the G63 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of Shandon is located at position 56.07616° latitude and -4.45002° longitude.
Latitude | 56.07616° |
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Longitude | -4.45002° |
The centre of Shandon is located at the grid reference easting 247610 and northing 689744 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 247610 |
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Northing | 689744 |
Position of Shandon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shandon to the centre of the town.
Position of Shandon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shandon to the centre of the city.