Forth is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, six miles east of the town of Carluke, 22 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 23 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 297 miles north of Cardiff, and 328 miles north-west of London. Forth lies two miles south-west of the West Lothian border. Forth falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Forth is Lanark.
Forth is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | South Lanarkshire |
Forth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Forth is ML11 8DB.
Forth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ML11 postcode district.
The post town for Forth is Lanark. Forth is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.
The centre of Forth is located at position 55.76653° latitude and -3.68739° longitude.
Latitude | 55.76653° |
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Longitude | -3.68739° |
The centre of Forth is located at the grid reference easting 294228 and northing 653865 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 294228 |
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Northing | 653865 |
Position of Forth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Forth to the centre of the town.
Position of Forth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Forth to the centre of the city.