Stanhope is located in the county of Tweeddale, Scotland, seven miles south-east of the town of Biggar, 39 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 29 miles south of Edinburgh, 282 miles north of Cardiff, and 310 miles north-west of London. Stanhope lies four miles south-east of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Peebleshire. Stanhope falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the ML12 postcode district. The post town for Stanhope is Biggar.
Stanhope is in the ceremonial county of Tweeddale, the historic county of Peebleshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.
Ceremonial County | Tweeddale |
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Historic County | Peebleshire |
Administrative County | Scottish Borders |
Stanhope is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tweeddale, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tweeddale.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stanhope is ML12 6QJ.
Stanhope is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ML12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district.
The post town for Stanhope is Biggar. Stanhope is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.
The centre of Stanhope is located at position 55.55331° latitude and -3.39328° longitude.
Latitude | 55.55331° |
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Longitude | -3.39328° |
The centre of Stanhope is located at the grid reference easting 312203 and northing 629727 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 312203 |
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Northing | 629727 |
Position of Stanhope relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stanhope to the centre of the town.
Position of Stanhope relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stanhope to the centre of the city.