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Where is Riccarton?

Riccarton is located in the county of City of Edinburgh, Scotland, six miles east of the town of Broxburn, 36 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, six miles south-west of Edinburgh, 306 miles north of Cardiff, and 331 miles north-west of London. Riccarton lies three miles east of the West Lothian border, and was historically in the county of Midlothian. Riccarton falls within the unitary authority of City of Edinburgh. It is in the EH14 postcode district.

Riccarton on a map

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

Which county is Riccarton in?

Riccarton is in the ceremonial county of City of Edinburgh, the historic county of Midlothian, and the administrative county of City of Edinburgh.

Ceremonial CountyCity of Edinburgh
Historic CountyMidlothian
Administrative CountyCity of Edinburgh

Where is Riccarton in City of Edinburgh?

Riccarton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of City of Edinburgh, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of City of Edinburgh.

Map showing location of Riccarton within City of Edinburgh
Location of Riccarton within City of Edinburgh

What is the postcode for Riccarton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Riccarton is EH14 4AR.

Where is Riccarton in EH14?

Riccarton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EH14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Riccarton within EH14
Location of Riccarton within EH14

What is the latitude and longitude of Riccarton?

The centre of Riccarton is located at position 55.91196° latitude and -3.31265° longitude.

Latitude55.91196°
Longitude-3.31265°

What is the easting and northing of Riccarton?

The centre of Riccarton is located at the grid reference easting 318046 and northing 669541 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting318046
Northing669541

What are the nearest towns to Riccarton?

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

east
6m
Riccarton is 6 miles east of Broxburn
south-east
6m
Riccarton is 6 miles south-east of Queensferry
north-west
7m
Riccarton is 7 miles north-west of Penicuik
west
7m
Riccarton is 7 miles west of Loanhead
east
8m
Riccarton is 8 miles east of Livingston
west
8m
Riccarton is 8 miles west of Bonnyrigg
south
9m
Riccarton is 9 miles south of Inverkeithing
west
9m
Riccarton is 9 miles west of Dalkeith
west
10m
Riccarton is 10 miles west of Musselburgh
south
11m
Riccarton is 11 miles south of Burntisland

What are the nearest cities to Riccarton?

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

south-west
6m
Riccarton is 6 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-east
12m
Riccarton is 12 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
28m
Riccarton is 28 miles south-east of Stirling
south
34m
Riccarton is 34 miles south of Perth
east
36m
Riccarton is 36 miles east of Glasgow
south
40m
Riccarton is 40 miles south of Dundee
north
72m
Riccarton is 72 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
93m
Riccarton is 93 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
97m
Riccarton is 97 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
103m
Riccarton is 103 miles north-west of Sunderland