Brinian is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 11 miles north of the town of Kirkwall, 141 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 220 miles north of Edinburgh, 529 miles north of Cardiff, and 539 miles north of London. Brinian falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Brinian is Orkney.
Brinian is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Brinian is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Brinian is KW17 2PZ.
Brinian is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Brinian is Orkney. Brinian is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Brinian is located at position 59.13216° latitude and -2.99379° longitude.
Latitude | 59.13216° |
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Longitude | -2.99379° |
The centre of Brinian is located at the grid reference easting 343223 and northing 1027684 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 343223 |
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Northing | 1027684 |
Position of Brinian relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Brinian to the centre of the town.
Position of Brinian relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Brinian to the centre of the city.