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Where is Walston?

Walston is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, five miles north of the town of Biggar, 31 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 22 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 292 miles north of Cardiff, and 320 miles north-west of London. Walston lies two miles north-west of the Tweeddale border. Walston falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Walston is Lanark.

Walston on a map

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

Which county is Walston in?

Walston is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.

Ceremonial CountyLanarkshire
Historic CountyLanarkshire
Administrative CountySouth Lanarkshire

Where is Walston in Lanarkshire?

Walston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Walston within Lanarkshire
Location of Walston within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Walston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Walston is ML11 8NF.

Where is Walston in ML11?

Walston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Walston within ML11
Location of Walston within ML11

What is the post town for Walston?

The post town for Walston is Lanark. Walston is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.

What is the latitude and longitude of Walston?

The centre of Walston is located at position 55.69488° latitude and -3.49829° longitude.

Latitude55.69488°
Longitude-3.49829°

What is the easting and northing of Walston?

The centre of Walston is located at the grid reference easting 305919 and northing 645619 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting305919
Northing645619

What are the nearest towns to Walston?

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

north
5m
Walston is 5 miles north of Biggar
east
11m
Walston is 11 miles east of Lanark
west
13m
Walston is 13 miles west of Peebles
south
13m
Walston is 13 miles south of Livingston
south
13m
Walston is 13 miles south of Blackburn
east
14m
Walston is 14 miles east of Carluke
south-east
14m
Walston is 14 miles south-east of Whitburn
south-west
14m
Walston is 14 miles south-west of Penicuik
south
15m
Walston is 15 miles south of Bathgate
south-east
16m
Walston is 16 miles south-east of Armadale

What are the nearest cities to Walston?

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

south-west
22m
Walston is 22 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south
26m
Walston is 26 miles south of Dunfermline
south-east
31m
Walston is 31 miles south-east of Glasgow
south-east
34m
Walston is 34 miles south-east of Stirling
south
49m
Walston is 49 miles south of Perth
south
57m
Walston is 57 miles south of Dundee
north
60m
Walston is 60 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
89m
Walston is 89 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
99m
Walston is 99 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
100m
Walston is 100 miles north-west of Sunderland