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Where is Broughton?

Broughton is located in the county of Tweeddale, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Biggar, 37 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 25 miles south of Edinburgh, 286 miles north of Cardiff, and 314 miles north-west of London. Broughton lies three miles east of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Peebleshire. Broughton falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the ML12 postcode district. The post town for Broughton is Biggar.

Broughton on a map

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

Which county is Broughton in?

Broughton is in the ceremonial county of Tweeddale, the historic county of Peebleshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.

Ceremonial CountyTweeddale
Historic CountyPeebleshire
Administrative CountyScottish Borders

Where is Broughton in Tweeddale?

Broughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tweeddale, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tweeddale.

Map showing location of Broughton within Tweeddale
Location of Broughton within Tweeddale

What is the postcode for Broughton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Broughton is ML12 6FE.

Where is Broughton in ML12?

Broughton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ML12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Broughton within ML12
Location of Broughton within ML12

What is the post town for Broughton?

The post town for Broughton is Biggar. Broughton is in the ML12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggar.

What is the latitude and longitude of Broughton?

The centre of Broughton is located at position 55.61432° latitude and -3.4082° longitude.

Latitude55.61432°
Longitude-3.4082°

What is the easting and northing of Broughton?

The centre of Broughton is located at the grid reference easting 311400 and northing 636536 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting311400
Northing636536

What are the nearest towns to Broughton?

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

east
5m
Broughton is 5 miles east of Biggar
west
9m
Broughton is 9 miles west of Peebles
west
14m
Broughton is 14 miles west of Innerleithen
east
15m
Broughton is 15 miles east of Lanark
south-west
17m
Broughton is 17 miles south-west of Penicuik
south-east
19m
Broughton is 19 miles south-east of Carluke
south
19m
Broughton is 19 miles south of Livingston
north
19m
Broughton is 19 miles north of Moffat
south-east
20m
Broughton is 20 miles south-east of Blackburn
south-east
21m
Broughton is 21 miles south-east of Whitburn

What are the nearest cities to Broughton?

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

south
25m
Broughton is 25 miles south of Edinburgh
south
32m
Broughton is 32 miles south of Dunfermline
south-east
37m
Broughton is 37 miles south-east of Glasgow
south-east
40m
Broughton is 40 miles south-east of Stirling
north
53m
Broughton is 53 miles north of Carlisle
south
54m
Broughton is 54 miles south of Perth
south
61m
Broughton is 61 miles south of Dundee
north-west
83m
Broughton is 83 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
93m
Broughton is 93 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
94m
Broughton is 94 miles north-west of Sunderland