Wishaw is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, three miles east of the town of Motherwell, 14 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 31 miles west of Edinburgh, 298 miles north of Cardiff, and 333 miles north-west of London. Wishaw lies eight miles south-east of the City of Glasgow border. Wishaw falls within the unitary authority of North Lanarkshire. It is in the ML2 postcode district. The post town for Wishaw is Wishaw.
Wishaw 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 |
Wishaw 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 Wishaw is ML2 7AB.
Wishaw is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ML2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML2 postcode district.
The post town for Wishaw is Wishaw. Wishaw is in the ML2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wishaw.
The centre of Wishaw is located at position 55.77447° latitude and -3.92114° longitude.
Latitude | 55.77447° |
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Longitude | -3.92114° |
The centre of Wishaw is located at the grid reference easting 279589 and northing 655132 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 279589 |
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Northing | 655132 |
Position of Wishaw relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wishaw to the centre of the town.
Position of Wishaw relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wishaw to the centre of the city.