Walston is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, five miles north of the town of Biggar, 31 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 22 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 292 miles north of Cardiff, and 320 miles north-west of London. Walston lies two miles north-west of the Tweeddale border. Walston falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Walston is Lanark.
Walston 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 |
Walston 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 Walston is ML11 8NF.
Walston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district.
The post town for Walston is Lanark. Walston is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.
The centre of Walston is located at position 55.69488° latitude and -3.49829° longitude.
Latitude | 55.69488° |
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Longitude | -3.49829° |
The centre of Walston is located at the grid reference easting 305919 and northing 645619 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 305919 |
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Northing | 645619 |
Position of Walston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Walston to the centre of the town.
Position of Walston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Walston to the centre of the city.