Shieldhill is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, two miles south of the town of Falkirk, 20 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 22 miles west of Edinburgh, 312 miles north of Cardiff, and 342 miles north-west of London. Shieldhill lies three miles north-west of the West Lothian border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. Shieldhill falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the FK1 postcode district. The post town for Shieldhill is Falkirk.
Shieldhill is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Falkirk.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | Falkirk |
Shieldhill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shieldhill is FK1 2EE.
Shieldhill is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the FK1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the FK1 postcode district.
The post town for Shieldhill is Falkirk. Shieldhill is in the FK1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Falkirk.
The centre of Shieldhill is located at position 55.97207° latitude and -3.76442° longitude.
Latitude | 55.97207° |
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Longitude | -3.76442° |
The centre of Shieldhill is located at the grid reference easting 289979 and northing 676859 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 289979 |
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Northing | 676859 |
Position of Shieldhill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shieldhill to the centre of the town.
Position of Shieldhill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shieldhill to the centre of the city.