Whitlawburn is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles south-east of the town of Rutherglen, four miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 40 miles west of Edinburgh, 302 miles north of Cardiff, and 340 miles north-west of London. Whitlawburn lies just south-east of the City of Glasgow border. Whitlawburn falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the G72 postcode district. The post town for Whitlawburn is Glasgow.
Whitlawburn 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 |
Whitlawburn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitlawburn is G72 8YR.
Whitlawburn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the G72 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the G72 postcode district.
The post town for Whitlawburn is Glasgow. Whitlawburn is in the G72 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of Whitlawburn is located at position 55.80965° latitude and -4.18176° longitude.
Latitude | 55.80965° |
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Longitude | -4.18176° |
The centre of Whitlawburn is located at the grid reference easting 263367 and northing 659529 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 263367 |
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Northing | 659529 |
Position of Whitlawburn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitlawburn to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitlawburn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitlawburn to the centre of the city.