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Where is Renton?

Renton is located in the county of Dunbartonshire, Scotland, one mile south of the town of Alexandria, 15 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 54 miles west of Edinburgh, 316 miles north of Cardiff, and 358 miles north-west of London. Renton lies three miles north of the Renfrewshire border. Renton falls within the unitary authority of West Dunbartonshire. It is in the G82 postcode district. The post town for Renton is Dumbarton.

Renton on a map

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

Which county is Renton in?

Renton is in the ceremonial county of Dunbartonshire, the historic county of Dunbartonshire, and the administrative county of West Dunbartonshire.

Ceremonial CountyDunbartonshire
Historic CountyDunbartonshire
Administrative CountyWest Dunbartonshire

Where is Renton in Dunbartonshire?

Renton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dunbartonshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dunbartonshire.

Map showing location of Renton within Dunbartonshire
Location of Renton within Dunbartonshire

What is the postcode for Renton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Renton is G82 4PQ.

Where is Renton in G82?

Renton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the G82 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G82 postcode district.

Map showing location of Renton within G82
Location of Renton within G82

What is the post town for Renton?

The post town for Renton is Dumbarton. Renton is in the G82 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumbarton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Renton?

The centre of Renton is located at position 55.97305° latitude and -4.58419° longitude.

Latitude55.97305°
Longitude-4.58419°

What is the easting and northing of Renton?

The centre of Renton is located at the grid reference easting 238832 and northing 678577 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting238832
Northing678577

What are the nearest towns to Renton?

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

south
1m
Renton is 1 mile south of Alexandria
north
2m
Renton is 2 miles north of Dumbarton
north-east
5m
Renton is 5 miles north-east of Port Glasgow
east
6m
Renton is 6 miles east of Helensburgh
north-west
6m
Renton is 6 miles north-west of Erskine
east
7m
Renton is 7 miles east of Greenock
north-west
8m
Renton is 8 miles north-west of Clydebank
east
9m
Renton is 9 miles east of Gourock
north
10m
Renton is 10 miles north of Johnstone
north-west
10m
Renton is 10 miles north-west of Renfrew

What are the nearest cities to Renton?

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

north-west
15m
Renton is 15 miles north-west of Glasgow
west
27m
Renton is 27 miles west of Stirling
west
44m
Renton is 44 miles west of Dunfermline
south-west
53m
Renton is 53 miles south-west of Perth
west
54m
Renton is 54 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
71m
Renton is 71 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
99m
Renton is 99 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
105m
Renton is 105 miles south of Inverness
south-west
125m
Renton is 125 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
136m
Renton is 136 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne