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Where is Whitecross?

Whitecross is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, two miles west of the town of Linlithgow, 24 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 18 miles west of Edinburgh, 311 miles north of Cardiff, and 340 miles north-west of London. Whitecross lies just north-west of the West Lothian border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Whitecross falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the EH49 postcode district. The post town for Whitecross is Linlithgow.

Whitecross on a map

Map showing extent of Whitecross as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Whitecross
Map showing location of Whitecross within the UK
Location of Whitecross within the UK

Which county is Whitecross in?

Whitecross is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Falkirk.

Ceremonial CountyStirling and Falkirk
Historic CountyStirlingshire
Administrative CountyFalkirk

Where is Whitecross in Stirling and Falkirk?

Whitecross is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.

Map showing location of Whitecross within Stirling and Falkirk
Location of Whitecross within Stirling and Falkirk

What is the postcode for Whitecross?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitecross is EH49 6JL.

Where is Whitecross in EH49?

Whitecross is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EH49 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EH49 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitecross within EH49
Location of Whitecross within EH49

What is the post town for Whitecross?

The post town for Whitecross is Linlithgow. Whitecross is in the EH49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Linlithgow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitecross?

The centre of Whitecross is located at position 55.97398° latitude and -3.65453° longitude.

Latitude55.97398°
Longitude-3.65453°

What is the easting and northing of Whitecross?

The centre of Whitecross is located at the grid reference easting 296842 and northing 676901 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting296842
Northing676901

What are the nearest towns to Whitecross?

Position of Whitecross relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitecross to the centre of the town.

west
2m
Whitecross is 2 miles west of Linlithgow
south-west
4m
Whitecross is 4 miles south-west of Bo'ness
south-east
4m
Whitecross is 4 miles south-east of Grangemouth
north
5m
Whitecross is 5 miles north of Bathgate
east
5m
Whitecross is 5 miles east of Falkirk
north
5m
Whitecross is 5 miles north of Armadale
south
6m
Whitecross is 6 miles south of Culross
north
7m
Whitecross is 7 miles north of Blackburn
north
8m
Whitecross is 8 miles north of Whitburn
west
8m
Whitecross is 8 miles west of Broxburn

What are the nearest cities to Whitecross?

Position of Whitecross relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitecross to the centre of the city.

south-west
10m
Whitecross is 10 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-east
15m
Whitecross is 15 miles south-east of Stirling
west
18m
Whitecross is 18 miles west of Edinburgh
east
24m
Whitecross is 24 miles east of Glasgow
south
30m
Whitecross is 30 miles south of Perth
south-west
43m
Whitecross is 43 miles south-west of Dundee
north
80m
Whitecross is 80 miles north of Carlisle
south-west
101m
Whitecross is 101 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
106m
Whitecross is 106 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
106m
Whitecross is 106 miles south of Inverness