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Where is Laxfirth?

Laxfirth is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, four miles north-west of the town of Lerwick, 214 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 303 miles north of Edinburgh, and 602 miles north of London. Laxfirth falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Laxfirth is Shetland.

Laxfirth on a map

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

Which county is Laxfirth in?

Laxfirth is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.

Ceremonial CountyShetland
Historic CountyShetland
Administrative CountyShetland Islands

Where is Laxfirth in Shetland?

Laxfirth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shetland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shetland.

Map showing location of Laxfirth within Shetland
Location of Laxfirth within Shetland

What is the postcode for Laxfirth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Laxfirth is ZE2 9SG.

Where is Laxfirth in ZE2?

Laxfirth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Laxfirth within ZE2
Location of Laxfirth within ZE2

What is the post town for Laxfirth?

The post town for Laxfirth is Shetland. Laxfirth is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Laxfirth?

The centre of Laxfirth is located at position 60.20578° latitude and -1.21816° longitude.

Latitude60.20578°
Longitude-1.21816°

What is the easting and northing of Laxfirth?

The centre of Laxfirth is located at the grid reference easting 443439 and northing 1147081 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting443439
Northing1147081

What are the nearest towns to Laxfirth?

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

north-west
4m
Laxfirth is 4 miles north-west of Lerwick
north-east
105m
Laxfirth is 105 miles north-east of Kirkwall
north-east
113m
Laxfirth is 113 miles north-east of Stromness
north-east
138m
Laxfirth is 138 miles north-east of Thurso
north-east
139m
Laxfirth is 139 miles north-east of Wick
north
176m
Laxfirth is 176 miles north of Fraserburgh
north
177m
Laxfirth is 177 miles north of Rosehearty
north
181m
Laxfirth is 181 miles north of Macduff
north
182m
Laxfirth is 182 miles north of Banff
north
182m
Laxfirth is 182 miles north of Portsoy

What are the nearest cities to Laxfirth?

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

north
214m
Laxfirth is 214 miles north of Aberdeen
north-east
217m
Laxfirth is 217 miles north-east of Inverness
north
267m
Laxfirth is 267 miles north of Dundee
north
276m
Laxfirth is 276 miles north of Perth
north
298m
Laxfirth is 298 miles north of Dunfermline
north
300m
Laxfirth is 300 miles north of Stirling
north
303m
Laxfirth is 303 miles north of Edinburgh
north
320m
Laxfirth is 320 miles north of Glasgow
north
362m
Laxfirth is 362 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
367m
Laxfirth is 367 miles north of Sunderland