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Where is Plean?

Plean is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, three miles north-east of the town of Denny, 20 miles north-east of the major city of Glasgow, 28 miles west of Edinburgh, 318 miles north of Cardiff, and 350 miles north-west of London. Plean lies three miles south-west of the Clackmannan border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Plean falls within the unitary authority of Stirling. It is in the FK7 postcode district. The post town for Plean is Stirling.

Plean on a map

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

Which county is Plean in?

Plean is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Stirling.

Ceremonial CountyStirling and Falkirk
Historic CountyStirlingshire
Administrative CountyStirling

Where is Plean in Stirling and Falkirk?

Plean is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.

Map showing location of Plean within Stirling and Falkirk
Location of Plean within Stirling and Falkirk

What is the postcode for Plean?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Plean is FK7 8BU.

Where is Plean in FK7?

Plean is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the FK7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the FK7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Plean within FK7
Location of Plean within FK7

What is the post town for Plean?

The post town for Plean is Stirling. Plean is in the FK7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stirling.

What is the latitude and longitude of Plean?

The centre of Plean is located at position 56.06524° latitude and -3.87621° longitude.

Latitude56.06524°
Longitude-3.87621°

What is the easting and northing of Plean?

The centre of Plean is located at the grid reference easting 283285 and northing 687410 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting283285
Northing687410

What are the nearest towns to Plean?

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

north-east
3m
Plean is 3 miles north-east of Denny
south-west
5m
Plean is 5 miles south-west of Alloa
south-west
6m
Plean is 6 miles south-west of Clackmannan
north-west
6m
Plean is 6 miles north-west of Falkirk
south-west
7m
Plean is 7 miles south-west of Alva
north-west
7m
Plean is 7 miles north-west of Grangemouth
south
7m
Plean is 7 miles south of Bridge of Allan
south-west
8m
Plean is 8 miles south-west of Tillicoultry
south
9m
Plean is 9 miles south of Dunblane
north-east
9m
Plean is 9 miles north-east of Kilsyth

What are the nearest cities to Plean?

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

south-east
4m
Plean is 4 miles south-east of Stirling
west
16m
Plean is 16 miles west of Dunfermline
north-east
20m
Plean is 20 miles north-east of Glasgow
west
28m
Plean is 28 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
28m
Plean is 28 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
44m
Plean is 44 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
89m
Plean is 89 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
99m
Plean is 99 miles south of Inverness
south-west
101m
Plean is 101 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
116m
Plean is 116 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne