Blackbraes is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, three miles south-east of the town of Falkirk, 20 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 22 miles west of Edinburgh, 311 miles north of Cardiff, and 341 miles north-west of London. Blackbraes lies two miles north-west of the West Lothian border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Blackbraes falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the FK1 postcode district. The post town for Blackbraes is Falkirk.
Blackbraes is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Falkirk.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | Falkirk |
Blackbraes is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackbraes is FK1 2DH.
Blackbraes is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the FK1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the FK1 postcode district.
The post town for Blackbraes is Falkirk. Blackbraes is in the FK1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Falkirk.
The centre of Blackbraes is located at position 55.96016° latitude and -3.7522° longitude.
Latitude | 55.96016° |
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Longitude | -3.7522° |
The centre of Blackbraes is located at the grid reference easting 290708 and northing 675514 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 290708 |
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Northing | 675514 |
Position of Blackbraes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackbraes to the centre of the town.
Position of Blackbraes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackbraes to the centre of the city.