Wilsontown is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, six miles south of the town of Whitburn, 23 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 23 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 298 miles north of Cardiff, and 328 miles north-west of London. Wilsontown lies roughly one mile south-west of the West Lothian border. Wilsontown falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Wilsontown is Lanark.
Wilsontown 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 |
Wilsontown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wilsontown is ML11 8ER.
Wilsontown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML11 postcode district.
The post town for Wilsontown is Lanark. Wilsontown is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.
The centre of Wilsontown is located at position 55.77293° latitude and -3.6756° longitude.
Latitude | 55.77293° |
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Longitude | -3.6756° |
The centre of Wilsontown is located at the grid reference easting 294985 and northing 654559 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 294985 |
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Northing | 654559 |
Position of Wilsontown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wilsontown to the centre of the town.
Position of Wilsontown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wilsontown to the centre of the city.