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Where is Blackburn?

Blackburn is located in the county of West Lothian, Scotland, two miles south of the town of Bathgate, 24 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 18 miles west of Edinburgh, 304 miles north of Cardiff, and 333 miles north-west of London. Blackburn lies three miles north-east of the Lanarkshire border. Blackburn falls within the unitary authority of West Lothian. It is in the EH47 postcode district. The post town for Blackburn is Bathgate.

Blackburn on a map

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

Which county is Blackburn in?

Blackburn is in the ceremonial county of West Lothian, the historic county of West Lothian, and the administrative county of West Lothian.

Ceremonial CountyWest Lothian
Historic CountyWest Lothian
Administrative CountyWest Lothian

Where is Blackburn in West Lothian?

Blackburn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Lothian, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of West Lothian.

Map showing location of Blackburn within West Lothian
Location of Blackburn within West Lothian

What is the postcode for Blackburn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackburn is EH47 7QN.

Where is Blackburn in EH47?

Blackburn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH47 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EH47 postcode district.

Map showing location of Blackburn within EH47
Location of Blackburn within EH47

What is the post town for Blackburn?

The post town for Blackburn is Bathgate. Blackburn is in the EH47 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bathgate.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blackburn?

The centre of Blackburn is located at position 55.8711° latitude and -3.62291° longitude.

Latitude55.8711°
Longitude-3.62291°

What is the easting and northing of Blackburn?

The centre of Blackburn is located at the grid reference easting 298547 and northing 665405 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting298547
Northing665405

What are the nearest towns to Blackburn?

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

south
2m
Blackburn is 2 miles south of Bathgate
east
2m
Blackburn is 2 miles east of Whitburn
south-east
4m
Blackburn is 4 miles south-east of Armadale
west
4m
Blackburn is 4 miles west of Livingston
south
7m
Blackburn is 7 miles south of Linlithgow
south-west
7m
Blackburn is 7 miles south-west of Broxburn
south
10m
Blackburn is 10 miles south of Bo'ness
south-east
11m
Blackburn is 11 miles south-east of Falkirk
south
11m
Blackburn is 11 miles south of Grangemouth
south-west
12m
Blackburn is 12 miles south-west of Queensferry

What are the nearest cities to Blackburn?

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

south-west
15m
Blackburn is 15 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
18m
Blackburn is 18 miles west of Edinburgh
south-east
21m
Blackburn is 21 miles south-east of Stirling
east
24m
Blackburn is 24 miles east of Glasgow
south
37m
Blackburn is 37 miles south of Perth
south-west
48m
Blackburn is 48 miles south-west of Dundee
north
73m
Blackburn is 73 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
100m
Blackburn is 100 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
106m
Blackburn is 106 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
110m
Blackburn is 110 miles north-west of Durham

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