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 is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Falkirk.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | Falkirk |
Whitecross is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitecross is EH49 6JL.
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.
The post town for Whitecross is Linlithgow. Whitecross is in the EH49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Linlithgow.
The centre of Whitecross is located at position 55.97398° latitude and -3.65453° longitude.
Latitude | 55.97398° |
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Longitude | -3.65453° |
The centre of Whitecross is located at the grid reference easting 296842 and northing 676901 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 296842 |
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Northing | 676901 |
Position of Whitecross relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitecross to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitecross relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitecross to the centre of the city.