Lerwick is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 103 miles north-east of the town of Kirkwall, 211 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 300 miles north of Edinburgh, and 599 miles north of London. Lerwick falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE1 postcode district. The post town for Lerwick is Shetland.
Lerwick is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.
Ceremonial County | Shetland |
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Historic County | Shetland |
Administrative County | Shetland Islands |
Lerwick is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shetland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shetland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lerwick is ZE1 0HB.
Lerwick is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ZE1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ZE1 postcode district.
The post town for Lerwick is Shetland. Lerwick is in the ZE1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.
The centre of Lerwick is located at position 60.15464° latitude and -1.14682° longitude.
Latitude | 60.15464° |
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Longitude | -1.14682° |
The centre of Lerwick is located at the grid reference easting 447467 and northing 1141434 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 447467 |
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Northing | 1141434 |
Position of Lerwick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lerwick to the centre of the town.
Position of Lerwick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lerwick to the centre of the city.