Thankerton is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, four miles west of the town of Biggar, 29 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 29 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 287 miles north of Cardiff, and 318 miles north-west of London. Thankerton lies four miles west of the Tweeddale border. Thankerton falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML12 postcode district. The post town for Thankerton is Biggar.
Thankerton is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | South Lanarkshire |
Thankerton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Thankerton is ML12 6QW.
Thankerton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML12 postcode district.
The post town for Thankerton is Biggar. Thankerton is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.
The centre of Thankerton is located at position 55.62404° latitude and -3.63257° longitude.
Latitude | 55.62404° |
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Longitude | -3.63257° |
The centre of Thankerton is located at the grid reference easting 297294 and northing 637927 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 297294 |
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Northing | 637927 |
Position of Thankerton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thankerton to the centre of the town.
Position of Thankerton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thankerton to the centre of the city.