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Where is Leven?

Leven is located in the county of Fife, Scotland, one mile north-east of the town of Methil, 18 miles south of the major city of Dundee, 18 miles north-east of Edinburgh, 326 miles north of Cardiff, and 344 miles north of London. Leven falls within the unitary authority of Fife. It is in the KY8 postcode district. The post town for Leven is Leven.

Leven on a map

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

Which county is Leven in?

Leven is in the ceremonial county of Fife, the historic county of Fife, and the administrative county of Fife.

Ceremonial CountyFife
Historic CountyFife
Administrative CountyFife

Where is Leven in Fife?

Leven is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Fife, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Fife.

Map showing location of Leven within Fife
Location of Leven within Fife

What is the postcode for Leven?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Leven is KY8 4EZ.

Where is Leven in KY8?

Leven is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KY8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KY8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Leven within KY8
Location of Leven within KY8

What is the post town for Leven?

The post town for Leven is Leven. Leven is in the KY8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leven.

What is the latitude and longitude of Leven?

The centre of Leven is located at position 56.19617° latitude and -2.99599° longitude.

Latitude56.19617°
Longitude-2.99599°

What is the easting and northing of Leven?

The centre of Leven is located at the grid reference easting 338295 and northing 700841 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting338295
Northing700841

What are the nearest towns to Leven?

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

north-east
1m
Leven is 1 mile north-east of Methil
north-east
2m
Leven is 2 miles north-east of Buckhaven
east
5m
Leven is 5 miles east of Markinch
east
7m
Leven is 7 miles east of Glenrothes
south-east
7m
Leven is 7 miles south-east of Ladybank
east
8m
Leven is 8 miles east of Leslie
south
9m
Leven is 9 miles south of Cupar
north-east
9m
Leven is 9 miles north-east of Kirkcaldy
south-east
9m
Leven is 9 miles south-east of Falkland
west
10m
Leven is 10 miles west of Pittenweem

What are the nearest cities to Leven?

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

south
18m
Leven is 18 miles south of Dundee
north-east
18m
Leven is 18 miles north-east of Edinburgh
north-east
20m
Leven is 20 miles north-east of Dunfermline
south-east
22m
Leven is 22 miles south-east of Perth
east
37m
Leven is 37 miles east of Stirling
north-east
53m
Leven is 53 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-west
74m
Leven is 74 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north
90m
Leven is 90 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
100m
Leven is 100 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-east
100m
Leven is 100 miles south-east of Inverness

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