Torrance is located in the county of Dunbartonshire, Scotland, two miles west of the town of Kirkintilloch, five miles north of the major city of Glasgow, 40 miles west of Edinburgh, 311 miles north of Cardiff, and 348 miles north-west of London. Torrance lies two miles north-west of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Torrance falls within the unitary authority of East Dunbartonshire. It is in the G64 postcode district. The post town for Torrance is Glasgow.
Torrance is in the ceremonial county of Dunbartonshire, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of East Dunbartonshire.
Ceremonial County | Dunbartonshire |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | East Dunbartonshire |
Torrance is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dunbartonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dunbartonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Torrance is G64 4EL.
Torrance is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the G64 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G64 postcode district.
The post town for Torrance is Glasgow. Torrance is in the G64 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of Torrance is located at position 55.9385° latitude and -4.21215° longitude.
Latitude | 55.9385° |
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Longitude | -4.21215° |
The centre of Torrance is located at the grid reference easting 261921 and northing 673927 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 261921 |
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Northing | 673927 |
Position of Torrance relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Torrance to the centre of the town.
Position of Torrance relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Torrance to the centre of the city.