Shotts is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, six miles south-west of the town of Whitburn, 17 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 25 miles west of Edinburgh, 301 miles north of Cardiff, and 333 miles north-west of London. Shotts lies two miles south-west of the West Lothian border. Shotts falls within the unitary authority of North Lanarkshire. It is in the ML7 postcode district. The post town for Shotts is Shotts.
Shotts is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of North Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | North Lanarkshire |
Shotts is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shotts is ML7 4BJ.
Shotts is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ML7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML7 postcode district.
The post town for Shotts is Shotts. Shotts is in the ML7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shotts.
The centre of Shotts is located at position 55.81912° latitude and -3.79971° longitude.
Latitude | 55.81912° |
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Longitude | -3.79971° |
The centre of Shotts is located at the grid reference easting 287334 and northing 659895 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 287334 |
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Northing | 659895 |
Position of Shotts relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shotts to the centre of the town.
Position of Shotts relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shotts to the centre of the city.