Fankerton is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, one mile west of the town of Denny, 16 miles north-east of the major city of Glasgow, 30 miles west of Edinburgh, 316 miles north of Cardiff, and 349 miles north-west of London. Fankerton lies two miles east of the Dunbartonshire border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Fankerton falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the FK6 postcode district. The post town for Fankerton is Denny.
Fankerton 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 |
---|---|
Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | Falkirk |
Fankerton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fankerton is FK6 5HY.
Fankerton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the FK6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the FK6 postcode district.
The post town for Fankerton is Denny. Fankerton is in the FK6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Denny.
The centre of Fankerton is located at position 56.02552° latitude and -3.94309° longitude.
Latitude | 56.02552° |
---|---|
Longitude | -3.94309° |
The centre of Fankerton is located at the grid reference easting 278997 and northing 683106 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 278997 |
---|---|
Northing | 683106 |
Position of Fankerton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fankerton to the centre of the town.
Position of Fankerton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fankerton to the centre of the city.