Sourin is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 13 miles north of the town of Kirkwall, 143 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 222 miles north of Edinburgh, 532 miles north of Cardiff, and 541 miles north of London. Sourin falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Sourin is Orkney.
Sourin is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Sourin is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
Sourin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Sourin is Orkney. Sourin is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Sourin is located at position 59.16692° latitude and -2.9917° longitude.
Latitude | 59.16692° |
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Longitude | -2.9917° |
The centre of Sourin is located at the grid reference easting 343400 and northing 1031552 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 343400 |
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Northing | 1031552 |
Position of Sourin relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sourin to the centre of the town.
Position of Sourin relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sourin to the centre of the city.