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Where is Paisley?

Paisley is located in the county of Renfrewshire, Scotland, three miles south-west of the town of Renfrew, eight miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 49 miles west of Edinburgh, 306 miles north of Cardiff, and 347 miles north-west of London. Paisley lies two miles west of the City of Glasgow border. Paisley falls within the unitary authority of Renfrewshire. It is in the PA1 postcode district. The post town for Paisley is Paisley.

Paisley on a map

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

Which county is Paisley in?

Paisley is in the ceremonial county of Renfrewshire, the historic county of Renfrewshire, and the administrative county of Renfrewshire.

Ceremonial CountyRenfrewshire
Historic CountyRenfrewshire
Administrative CountyRenfrewshire

Where is Paisley in Renfrewshire?

Paisley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Renfrewshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Renfrewshire.

Map showing location of Paisley within Renfrewshire
Location of Paisley within Renfrewshire

What is the postcode for Paisley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Paisley is PA1 2DJ.

Where is Paisley in PA1?

Paisley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Paisley within PA1
Location of Paisley within PA1

What is the post town for Paisley?

The post town for Paisley is Paisley. Paisley is in the PA1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Paisley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Paisley?

The centre of Paisley is located at position 55.84509° latitude and -4.42841° longitude.

Latitude55.84509°
Longitude-4.42841°

What is the easting and northing of Paisley?

The centre of Paisley is located at the grid reference easting 248051 and northing 663987 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting248051
Northing663987

What are the nearest towns to Paisley?

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

south-west
3m
Paisley is 3 miles south-west of Renfrew
east
3m
Paisley is 3 miles east of Johnstone
north-west
3m
Paisley is 3 miles north-west of Barrhead
south
4m
Paisley is 4 miles south of Clydebank
south
5m
Paisley is 5 miles south of Erskine
south-west
6m
Paisley is 6 miles south-west of Bearsden
south-west
8m
Paisley is 8 miles south-west of Milngavie
west
8m
Paisley is 8 miles west of Rutherglen
south-east
9m
Paisley is 9 miles south-east of Dumbarton
south-west
9m
Paisley is 9 miles south-west of Bishopbriggs

What are the nearest cities to Paisley?

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

west
8m
Paisley is 8 miles west of Glasgow
south-west
27m
Paisley is 27 miles south-west of Stirling
west
41m
Paisley is 41 miles west of Dunfermline
west
49m
Paisley is 49 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
54m
Paisley is 54 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
70m
Paisley is 70 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
88m
Paisley is 88 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
113m
Paisley is 113 miles south of Inverness
north-west
126m
Paisley is 126 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
127m
Paisley is 127 miles south-west of Aberdeen