Torphins is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, six miles north-west of the town of Banchory, 20 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 83 miles north of Edinburgh, 390 miles north of Cardiff, and 399 miles north of London. Torphins lies two miles north-west of the Kincardineshire border. Torphins falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB31 postcode district. The post town for Torphins is Banchory.
Torphins is in the ceremonial county of Aberdeenshire, the historic county of Aberdeenshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Aberdeenshire |
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Historic County | Aberdeenshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Torphins is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Aberdeenshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Torphins is AB31 4GN.
Torphins is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the AB31 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB31 postcode district.
The post town for Torphins is Banchory. Torphins is in the AB31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banchory.
The centre of Torphins is located at position 57.10514° latitude and -2.623° longitude.
Latitude | 57.10514° |
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Longitude | -2.623° |
The centre of Torphins is located at the grid reference easting 362359 and northing 801747 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362359 |
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Northing | 801747 |
Position of Torphins relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Torphins to the centre of the town.
Position of Torphins relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Torphins to the centre of the city.