Torphichen is located in the county of West Lothian, Scotland, two miles north of the town of Bathgate, 23 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 18 miles west of Edinburgh, 309 miles north of Cardiff, and 338 miles north-west of London. Torphichen lies just south-east of the Stirling and Falkirk border. Torphichen falls within the unitary authority of West Lothian. It is in the EH48 postcode district. The post town for Torphichen is Bathgate.
Torphichen is in the ceremonial county of West Lothian, the historic county of West Lothian, and the administrative county of West Lothian.
Ceremonial County | West Lothian |
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Historic County | West Lothian |
Administrative County | West Lothian |
Torphichen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Lothian, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Lothian.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Torphichen is EH48 4LY.
Torphichen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH48 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EH48 postcode district.
The post town for Torphichen is Bathgate. Torphichen is in the EH48 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bathgate.
The centre of Torphichen is located at position 55.93345° latitude and -3.65417° longitude.
Latitude | 55.93345° |
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Longitude | -3.65417° |
The centre of Torphichen is located at the grid reference easting 296756 and northing 672390 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 296756 |
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Northing | 672390 |
Position of Torphichen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Torphichen to the centre of the town.
Position of Torphichen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Torphichen to the centre of the city.