Stirling is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, three miles south of the town of Bridge of Allan, 21 miles north-east of the major city of Glasgow, 31 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 322 miles north of Cardiff, and 354 miles north-west of London. Stirling lies two miles west of the Clackmannan border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Stirling falls within the unitary authority of Stirling. It is in the FK8 postcode district. The post town for Stirling is Stirling.
Stirling 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 |
Stirling is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stirling is FK8 2DY.
Stirling is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the FK8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the FK8 postcode district.
The post town for Stirling is Stirling. Stirling is in the FK8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stirling.
The centre of Stirling is located at position 56.11546° latitude and -3.93417° longitude.
Latitude | 56.11546° |
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Longitude | -3.93417° |
The centre of Stirling is located at the grid reference easting 279834 and northing 693098 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 279834 |
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Northing | 693098 |
Position of Stirling relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stirling to the centre of the town.
Position of Stirling relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stirling to the centre of the city.