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Where is Prestwick?

Prestwick is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, three miles north of the town of Ayr, 29 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 64 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 284 miles north of Cardiff, and 331 miles north-west of London. Prestwick was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Prestwick falls within the unitary authority of South Ayrshire. It is in the KA9 postcode district. The post town for Prestwick is Prestwick.

Prestwick on a map

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

Which county is Prestwick in?

Prestwick is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of South Ayrshire.

Ceremonial CountyAyrshire and Arran
Historic CountyAyrshire
Administrative CountySouth Ayrshire

Where is Prestwick in Ayrshire and Arran?

Prestwick is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.

Map showing location of Prestwick within Ayrshire and Arran
Location of Prestwick within Ayrshire and Arran

What is the postcode for Prestwick?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Prestwick is KA9 1LA.

Where is Prestwick in KA9?

Prestwick is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KA9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KA9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Prestwick within KA9
Location of Prestwick within KA9

What is the post town for Prestwick?

The post town for Prestwick is Prestwick. Prestwick is in the KA9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Prestwick.

What is the latitude and longitude of Prestwick?

The centre of Prestwick is located at position 55.49889° latitude and -4.61096° longitude.

Latitude55.49889°
Longitude-4.61096°

What is the easting and northing of Prestwick?

The centre of Prestwick is located at the grid reference easting 235173 and northing 625888 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting235173
Northing625888

What are the nearest towns to Prestwick?

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

north
3m
Prestwick is 3 miles north of Ayr
south-east
4m
Prestwick is 4 miles south-east of Troon
south
8m
Prestwick is 8 miles south of Irvine
south-west
9m
Prestwick is 9 miles south-west of Kilmarnock
north
10m
Prestwick is 10 miles north of Maybole
south
11m
Prestwick is 11 miles south of Kilwinning
south-east
11m
Prestwick is 11 miles south-east of Stevenston
south-west
11m
Prestwick is 11 miles south-west of Galston
south-east
12m
Prestwick is 12 miles south-east of Saltcoats
south-east
13m
Prestwick is 13 miles south-east of Ardrossan

What are the nearest cities to Prestwick?

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

south-west
29m
Prestwick is 29 miles south-west of Glasgow
south-west
50m
Prestwick is 50 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
60m
Prestwick is 60 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
64m
Prestwick is 64 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-west
77m
Prestwick is 77 miles south-west of Perth
north-west
79m
Prestwick is 79 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
92m
Prestwick is 92 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
124m
Prestwick is 124 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
124m
Prestwick is 124 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
130m
Prestwick is 130 miles north-west of Durham

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