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 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 |
Wiston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wiston is ML12 6WJ.
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.
The post town for Wiston is Biggar. Wiston is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.
The centre of Wiston is located at position 55.56815° latitude and -3.65476° longitude.
Latitude | 55.56815° |
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Longitude | -3.65476° |
The centre of Wiston is located at the grid reference easting 295749 and northing 631741 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 295749 |
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Northing | 631741 |
Position of Wiston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wiston to the centre of the town.
Position of Wiston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wiston to the centre of the city.