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Where is Bilston?

Bilston is located in the county of Midlothian, Scotland, one mile west of the town of Loanhead, 41 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, six miles south of Edinburgh, 304 miles north of Cardiff, and 326 miles north-west of London. Bilston lies roughly one mile south-east of the City of Edinburgh border. Bilston falls within the unitary authority of Midlothian. It is in the EH25 postcode district. The post town for Bilston is Roslin.

Bilston on a map

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

Which county is Bilston in?

Bilston is in the ceremonial county of Midlothian, the historic county of Midlothian, and the administrative county of Midlothian.

Ceremonial CountyMidlothian
Historic CountyMidlothian
Administrative CountyMidlothian

Where is Bilston in Midlothian?

Bilston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Midlothian, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Midlothian.

Map showing location of Bilston within Midlothian
Location of Bilston within Midlothian

What is the postcode for Bilston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bilston is EH25 9RT.

Where is Bilston in EH25?

Bilston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH25 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EH25 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bilston within EH25
Location of Bilston within EH25

What is the post town for Bilston?

The post town for Bilston is Roslin. Bilston is in the EH25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Roslin.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bilston?

The centre of Bilston is located at position 55.87097° latitude and -3.1789° longitude.

Latitude55.87097°
Longitude-3.1789°

What is the easting and northing of Bilston?

The centre of Bilston is located at the grid reference easting 326328 and northing 664829 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting326328
Northing664829

What are the nearest towns to Bilston?

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

west
1m
Bilston is 1 mile west of Loanhead
west
3m
Bilston is 3 miles west of Bonnyrigg
north-east
3m
Bilston is 3 miles north-east of Penicuik
west
4m
Bilston is 4 miles west of Dalkeith
south-west
7m
Bilston is 7 miles south-west of Musselburgh
south-west
10m
Bilston is 10 miles south-west of Prestonpans
south-west
10m
Bilston is 10 miles south-west of Tranent
south-west
11m
Bilston is 11 miles south-west of Cockenzie and Port Seton
south-east
12m
Bilston is 12 miles south-east of Queensferry
east
12m
Bilston is 12 miles east of Broxburn

What are the nearest cities to Bilston?

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

south
6m
Bilston is 6 miles south of Edinburgh
south-east
18m
Bilston is 18 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
34m
Bilston is 34 miles south-east of Stirling
south
38m
Bilston is 38 miles south of Perth
east
41m
Bilston is 41 miles east of Glasgow
south
41m
Bilston is 41 miles south of Dundee
north
68m
Bilston is 68 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
87m
Bilston is 87 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
97m
Bilston is 97 miles north-west of Sunderland
south-west
98m
Bilston is 98 miles south-west of Aberdeen