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Where is Whitlawburn?

Whitlawburn is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles south-east of the town of Rutherglen, four miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 40 miles west of Edinburgh, 302 miles north of Cardiff, and 340 miles north-west of London. Whitlawburn lies just south-east of the City of Glasgow border. Whitlawburn falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the G72 postcode district. The post town for Whitlawburn is Glasgow.

Whitlawburn on a map

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

Which county is Whitlawburn in?

Whitlawburn 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 Whitlawburn in Lanarkshire?

Whitlawburn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Whitlawburn within Lanarkshire
Location of Whitlawburn within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Whitlawburn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitlawburn is G72 8YR.

Where is Whitlawburn in G72?

Whitlawburn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the G72 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the G72 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitlawburn within G72
Location of Whitlawburn within G72

What is the post town for Whitlawburn?

The post town for Whitlawburn is Glasgow. Whitlawburn is in the G72 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitlawburn?

The centre of Whitlawburn is located at position 55.80965° latitude and -4.18176° longitude.

Latitude55.80965°
Longitude-4.18176°

What is the easting and northing of Whitlawburn?

The centre of Whitlawburn is located at the grid reference easting 263367 and northing 659529 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting263367
Northing659529

What are the nearest towns to Whitlawburn?

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

south-east
2m
Whitlawburn is 2 miles south-east of Rutherglen
north
4m
Whitlawburn is 4 miles north of East Kilbride
west
4m
Whitlawburn is 4 miles west of Uddingston
west
6m
Whitlawburn is 6 miles west of Bellshill
north-west
6m
Whitlawburn is 6 miles north-west of Hamilton
south
7m
Whitlawburn is 7 miles south of Bishopbriggs
south-west
7m
Whitlawburn is 7 miles south-west of Coatbridge
west
7m
Whitlawburn is 7 miles west of Motherwell
east
8m
Whitlawburn is 8 miles east of Barrhead
south-west
9m
Whitlawburn is 9 miles south-west of Airdrie

What are the nearest cities to Whitlawburn?

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

south-east
4m
Whitlawburn is 4 miles south-east of Glasgow
south-west
23m
Whitlawburn is 23 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
33m
Whitlawburn is 33 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
40m
Whitlawburn is 40 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
50m
Whitlawburn is 50 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
65m
Whitlawburn is 65 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
80m
Whitlawburn is 80 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
116m
Whitlawburn is 116 miles south of Inverness
north-west
116m
Whitlawburn is 116 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
122m
Whitlawburn is 122 miles south-west of Aberdeen