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  1. Ardrossan

Where is Ardrossan?

Ardrossan is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, one mile north-west of the town of Saltcoats, 27 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 67 miles west of Edinburgh, 295 miles north of Cardiff, and 344 miles north-west of London. Ardrossan was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Ardrossan falls within the unitary authority of North Ayrshire. It is in the KA22 postcode district. The post town for Ardrossan is Ardrossan.

Ardrossan on a map

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

Which county is Ardrossan in?

Ardrossan is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of North Ayrshire.

Ceremonial CountyAyrshire and Arran
Historic CountyAyrshire
Administrative CountyNorth Ayrshire

Where is Ardrossan in Ayrshire and Arran?

Ardrossan is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.

Map showing location of Ardrossan within Ayrshire and Arran
Location of Ardrossan within Ayrshire and Arran

What is the postcode for Ardrossan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ardrossan is KA22 8EL.

Where is Ardrossan in KA22?

Ardrossan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KA22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KA22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ardrossan within KA22
Location of Ardrossan within KA22

What is the post town for Ardrossan?

The post town for Ardrossan is Ardrossan. Ardrossan is in the KA22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ardrossan.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ardrossan?

The centre of Ardrossan is located at position 55.64058° latitude and -4.8145° longitude.

Latitude55.64058°
Longitude-4.8145°

What is the easting and northing of Ardrossan?

The centre of Ardrossan is located at the grid reference easting 222959 and northing 642152 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting222959
Northing642152

What are the nearest towns to Ardrossan?

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

north-west
1m
Ardrossan is 1 mile north-west of Saltcoats
west
2m
Ardrossan is 2 miles west of Stevenston
west
5m
Ardrossan is 5 miles west of Kilwinning
west
6m
Ardrossan is 6 miles west of Irvine
north-west
9m
Ardrossan is 9 miles north-west of Troon
south-east
9m
Ardrossan is 9 miles south-east of Millport
south
11m
Ardrossan is 11 miles south of Largs
west
12m
Ardrossan is 12 miles west of Stewarton
north-west
13m
Ardrossan is 13 miles north-west of Prestwick
west
13m
Ardrossan is 13 miles west of Kilmarnock

What are the nearest cities to Ardrossan?

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

south-west
27m
Ardrossan is 27 miles south-west of Glasgow
south-west
47m
Ardrossan is 47 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
60m
Ardrossan is 60 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
67m
Ardrossan is 67 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
75m
Ardrossan is 75 miles south-west of Perth
north-west
91m
Ardrossan is 91 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
91m
Ardrossan is 91 miles south-west of Dundee
south
129m
Ardrossan is 129 miles south of Inverness
west
134m
Ardrossan is 134 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
136m
Ardrossan is 136 miles north-west of Lancaster

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