Blackness is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, three miles east of the town of Bo'ness, 29 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 13 miles west of Edinburgh, 313 miles north of Cardiff, and 340 miles north-west of London. Blackness lies just north of the West Lothian border, and was historically in the county of West Lothian. Blackness falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the EH49 postcode district. The post town for Blackness is Linlithgow.
Blackness is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of West Lothian, and the administrative county of Falkirk.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | West Lothian |
Administrative County | Falkirk |
Blackness 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 Blackness is EH49 7NL.
Blackness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH49 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EH49 postcode district.
The post town for Blackness is Linlithgow. Blackness is in the EH49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Linlithgow.
The centre of Blackness is located at position 56.00327° latitude and -3.52184° longitude.
Latitude | 56.00327° |
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Longitude | -3.52184° |
The centre of Blackness is located at the grid reference easting 305194 and northing 679971 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 305194 |
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Northing | 679971 |
Position of Blackness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackness to the centre of the town.
Position of Blackness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackness to the centre of the city.