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Where is Wiston?

Wiston is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, six miles south-west of the town of Biggar, 31 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 32 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 283 miles north of Cardiff, and 315 miles north-west of London. Wiston lies five miles west of the Tweeddale border. Wiston falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML12 postcode district. The post town for Wiston is Biggar.

Wiston on a map

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

Which county is Wiston in?

Wiston is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.

Ceremonial CountyLanarkshire
Historic CountyLanarkshire
Administrative CountySouth Lanarkshire

Where is Wiston in Lanarkshire?

Wiston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Wiston within Lanarkshire
Location of Wiston within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Wiston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wiston is ML12 6WJ.

Where is Wiston in ML12?

Wiston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wiston within ML12
Location of Wiston within ML12

What is the post town for Wiston?

The post town for Wiston is Biggar. Wiston is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wiston?

The centre of Wiston is located at position 55.56815° latitude and -3.65476° longitude.

Latitude55.56815°
Longitude-3.65476°

What is the easting and northing of Wiston?

The centre of Wiston is located at the grid reference easting 295749 and northing 631741 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting295749
Northing631741

What are the nearest towns to Wiston?

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

south-west
6m
Wiston is 6 miles south-west of Biggar
south-east
9m
Wiston is 9 miles south-east of Lanark
south-east
14m
Wiston is 14 miles south-east of Carluke
south-east
17m
Wiston is 17 miles south-east of Larkhall
north-east
17m
Wiston is 17 miles north-east of Sanquhar
south-east
18m
Wiston is 18 miles south-east of Wishaw
north-west
18m
Wiston is 18 miles north-west of Moffat
west
19m
Wiston is 19 miles west of Peebles
south-east
20m
Wiston is 20 miles south-east of Motherwell
south-east
21m
Wiston is 21 miles south-east of Hamilton

What are the nearest cities to Wiston?

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

south-east
31m
Wiston is 31 miles south-east of Glasgow
south-west
32m
Wiston is 32 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south
36m
Wiston is 36 miles south of Dunfermline
south
39m
Wiston is 39 miles south of Stirling
north-west
55m
Wiston is 55 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
58m
Wiston is 58 miles south of Perth
south-west
67m
Wiston is 67 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
90m
Wiston is 90 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
99m
Wiston is 99 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
101m
Wiston is 101 miles north-west of Sunderland