Loan is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, three miles west of the town of Linlithgow, 23 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 19 miles west of Edinburgh, 311 miles north of Cardiff, and 340 miles north-west of London. Loan lies just north-west of the West Lothian border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Loan falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the EH49 postcode district. The post town for Loan is Linlithgow.
Loan 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 |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | Falkirk |
Loan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Loan is EH49 6LW.
Loan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EH49 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EH49 postcode district.
The post town for Loan is Linlithgow. Loan is in the EH49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Linlithgow.
The centre of Loan is located at position 55.96331° latitude and -3.67783° longitude.
Latitude | 55.96331° |
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Longitude | -3.67783° |
The centre of Loan is located at the grid reference easting 295359 and northing 675749 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 295359 |
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Northing | 675749 |
Position of Loan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Loan to the centre of the town.
Position of Loan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Loan to the centre of the city.