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Where is Bigton?

Bigton is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 14 miles south-west of the town of Lerwick, 197 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 287 miles north of Edinburgh, and 587 miles north of London. Bigton falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Bigton is Shetland.

Bigton on a map

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

Which county is Bigton in?

Bigton is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.

Ceremonial CountyShetland
Historic CountyShetland
Administrative CountyShetland Islands

Where is Bigton in Shetland?

Bigton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shetland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shetland.

Map showing location of Bigton within Shetland
Location of Bigton within Shetland

What is the postcode for Bigton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bigton is ZE2 9JA.

Where is Bigton in ZE2?

Bigton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bigton within ZE2
Location of Bigton within ZE2

What is the post town for Bigton?

The post town for Bigton is Shetland. Bigton is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bigton?

The centre of Bigton is located at position 59.9749° latitude and -1.32226° longitude.

Latitude59.9749°
Longitude-1.32226°

What is the easting and northing of Bigton?

The centre of Bigton is located at the grid reference easting 437932 and northing 1121304 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting437932
Northing1121304

What are the nearest towns to Bigton?

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

south-west
14m
Bigton is 14 miles south-west of Lerwick
north-east
90m
Bigton is 90 miles north-east of Kirkwall
north-east
99m
Bigton is 99 miles north-east of Stromness
north-east
123m
Bigton is 123 miles north-east of Thurso
north-east
123m
Bigton is 123 miles north-east of Wick
north
160m
Bigton is 160 miles north of Fraserburgh
north
160m
Bigton is 160 miles north of Rosehearty
north
165m
Bigton is 165 miles north of Macduff
north
166m
Bigton is 166 miles north of Banff
north
166m
Bigton is 166 miles north of Portsoy

What are the nearest cities to Bigton?

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

north
197m
Bigton is 197 miles north of Aberdeen
north-east
202m
Bigton is 202 miles north-east of Inverness
north
251m
Bigton is 251 miles north of Dundee
north
259m
Bigton is 259 miles north of Perth
north
281m
Bigton is 281 miles north of Dunfermline
north
284m
Bigton is 284 miles north of Stirling
north
287m
Bigton is 287 miles north of Edinburgh
north
304m
Bigton is 304 miles north of Glasgow
north
346m
Bigton is 346 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
351m
Bigton is 351 miles north of Sunderland