Tingwall is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, eight miles north of the town of Kirkwall, 139 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 217 miles north of Edinburgh, 526 miles north of Cardiff, and 536 miles north of London. Tingwall falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Tingwall is Orkney.
Tingwall is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Tingwall is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Tingwall is KW17 2HD.
Tingwall is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Tingwall is Orkney. Tingwall is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Tingwall is located at position 59.08807° latitude and -3.04862° longitude.
Latitude | 59.08807° |
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Longitude | -3.04862° |
The centre of Tingwall is located at the grid reference easting 340008 and northing 1022822 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 340008 |
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Northing | 1022822 |
Position of Tingwall relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tingwall to the centre of the town.
Position of Tingwall relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tingwall to the centre of the city.