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Where is Whitburn?

Whitburn is located in the county of West Lothian, Scotland, two miles south of the town of Armadale, 21 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 20 miles west of Edinburgh, 304 miles north of Cardiff, and 334 miles north-west of London. Whitburn lies roughly one mile north of the Lanarkshire border. Whitburn falls within the unitary authority of West Lothian. It is in the EH47 postcode district. The post town for Whitburn is Bathgate.

Whitburn on a map

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

Which county is Whitburn in?

Whitburn is in the ceremonial county of West Lothian, the historic county of West Lothian, and the administrative county of West Lothian.

Ceremonial CountyWest Lothian
Historic CountyWest Lothian
Administrative CountyWest Lothian

Where is Whitburn in West Lothian?

Whitburn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Lothian, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Lothian.

Map showing location of Whitburn within West Lothian
Location of Whitburn within West Lothian

What is the postcode for Whitburn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitburn is EH47 0EU.

Where is Whitburn in EH47?

Whitburn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH47 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EH47 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitburn within EH47
Location of Whitburn within EH47

What is the post town for Whitburn?

The post town for Whitburn is Bathgate. Whitburn is in the EH47 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bathgate.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitburn?

The centre of Whitburn is located at position 55.8667° latitude and -3.685° longitude.

Latitude55.8667°
Longitude-3.685°

What is the easting and northing of Whitburn?

The centre of Whitburn is located at the grid reference easting 294650 and northing 665008 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting294650
Northing665008

What are the nearest towns to Whitburn?

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

south
2m
Whitburn is 2 miles south of Armadale
west
2m
Whitburn is 2 miles west of Blackburn
south-west
3m
Whitburn is 3 miles south-west of Bathgate
west
7m
Whitburn is 7 miles west of Livingston
south-west
8m
Whitburn is 8 miles south-west of Linlithgow
south-west
10m
Whitburn is 10 miles south-west of Broxburn
south
10m
Whitburn is 10 miles south of Falkirk
south
11m
Whitburn is 11 miles south of Grangemouth
south
11m
Whitburn is 11 miles south of Bo'ness
north-east
11m
Whitburn is 11 miles north-east of Carluke

What are the nearest cities to Whitburn?

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

south-west
17m
Whitburn is 17 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-east
20m
Whitburn is 20 miles south-east of Stirling
west
20m
Whitburn is 20 miles west of Edinburgh
east
21m
Whitburn is 21 miles east of Glasgow
south
38m
Whitburn is 38 miles south of Perth
south-west
49m
Whitburn is 49 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
74m
Whitburn is 74 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
102m
Whitburn is 102 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
108m
Whitburn is 108 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
112m
Whitburn is 112 miles north-west of Durham

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