Wattston is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, three miles south-east of the town of Cumbernauld, 11 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 30 miles west of Edinburgh, 308 miles north of Cardiff, and 342 miles north-west of London. Wattston lies roughly one mile south-east of the Dunbartonshire border. Wattston falls within the unitary authority of North Lanarkshire. It is in the ML6 postcode district. The post town for Wattston is Airdrie.
Wattston is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of North Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | North Lanarkshire |
Wattston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wattston is ML6 7UF.
Wattston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML6 postcode district.
The post town for Wattston is Airdrie. Wattston is in the ML6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Airdrie.
The centre of Wattston is located at position 55.90789° latitude and -3.9584° longitude.
Latitude | 55.90789° |
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Longitude | -3.9584° |
The centre of Wattston is located at the grid reference easting 277672 and northing 670042 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 277672 |
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Northing | 670042 |
Position of Wattston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wattston to the centre of the town.
Position of Wattston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wattston to the centre of the city.