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Where is Philpstoun?

Philpstoun is located in the county of West Lothian, Scotland, three miles east of the town of Linlithgow, 29 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 13 miles west of Edinburgh, 311 miles north of Cardiff, and 338 miles north-west of London. Philpstoun lies just south-east of the Stirling and Falkirk border. Philpstoun falls within the unitary authority of West Lothian. It is in the EH49 postcode district. The post town for Philpstoun is Linlithgow.

Philpstoun on a map

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

Which county is Philpstoun in?

Philpstoun is in the ceremonial county of West Lothian, the historic county of West Lothian, and the administrative county of West Lothian.

Ceremonial CountyWest Lothian
Historic CountyWest Lothian
Administrative CountyWest Lothian

Where is Philpstoun in West Lothian?

Philpstoun is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Lothian, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Lothian.

Map showing location of Philpstoun within West Lothian
Location of Philpstoun within West Lothian

What is the postcode for Philpstoun?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Philpstoun is EH49 6RF.

Where is Philpstoun in EH49?

Philpstoun is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EH49 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EH49 postcode district.

Map showing location of Philpstoun within EH49
Location of Philpstoun within EH49

What is the post town for Philpstoun?

The post town for Philpstoun is Linlithgow. Philpstoun is in the EH49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Linlithgow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Philpstoun?

The centre of Philpstoun is located at position 55.97715° latitude and -3.52602° longitude.

Latitude55.97715°
Longitude-3.52602°

What is the easting and northing of Philpstoun?

The centre of Philpstoun is located at the grid reference easting 304869 and northing 677070 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting304869
Northing677070

What are the nearest towns to Philpstoun?

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

east
3m
Philpstoun is 3 miles east of Linlithgow
north-west
4m
Philpstoun is 4 miles north-west of Broxburn
south-east
4m
Philpstoun is 4 miles south-east of Bo'ness
west
5m
Philpstoun is 5 miles west of Queensferry
south-west
6m
Philpstoun is 6 miles south-west of Inverkeithing
north
6m
Philpstoun is 6 miles north of Livingston
south-east
7m
Philpstoun is 7 miles south-east of Culross
north-east
7m
Philpstoun is 7 miles north-east of Bathgate
east
8m
Philpstoun is 8 miles east of Grangemouth
north-east
8m
Philpstoun is 8 miles north-east of Blackburn

What are the nearest cities to Philpstoun?

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

south
7m
Philpstoun is 7 miles south of Dunfermline
west
13m
Philpstoun is 13 miles west of Edinburgh
south-east
18m
Philpstoun is 18 miles south-east of Stirling
east
29m
Philpstoun is 29 miles east of Glasgow
south
29m
Philpstoun is 29 miles south of Perth
south-west
40m
Philpstoun is 40 miles south-west of Dundee
north
79m
Philpstoun is 79 miles north of Carlisle
south-west
98m
Philpstoun is 98 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
102m
Philpstoun is 102 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
107m
Philpstoun is 107 miles south of Inverness