Centre Points of The United Kingdom - Centroid Locations

Centroid Locations

Put simply, the centroid is the point at which a cardboard cut-out of the area could be perfectly balanced on the tip of a pencil. Islands are assumed fixed to the mainland in their precise position by invisible rigid weightless wires. A mathematical method is used to do the balancing to a much greater accuracy than the practical method could achieve.

Unless stated, positions are the centroids of the two-dimensional shapes made by the countries. Calculations include offshore islands unless stated.

Great Britain

• Whitendale Hanging Stones, near Brennand Farm, outside Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire in the Forest of Bowland.(54°0′13.176″N 2°32′52.278″W / 54.00366°N 2.547855°W / 54.00366; -2.547855 (Centre of Great Britain); grid reference SD6418856541)

Great Britain (excluding islands)

• A field south of Calderstones Partnership NHS Mental Health Trust, near Whalley, Lancashire (grid reference SD7232136671)

England

• Lindley Hall Farm, Leicestershire (near Fenny Drayton and Higham on the Hill)

(52°33′42.942″N 1°27′53.474″W / 52.56192833°N 1.46485389°W / 52.56192833; -1.46485389 (Centre of England); grid reference SP 36373.66 96143.05)

Northern Ireland

• Annaghone, near Cookstown, County Tyrone (54°36′27.277″N 6°41′35.323″W / 54.60757694°N 6.69314528°W / 54.60757694; -6.69314528 (Centre of Northern Ireland) grid reference NV9706433729 ) Irish grid ref H 84494 74047 .

Scotland

• Between Blair Atholl and Dalwhinnie, Perthshire (56°49′0.257″N 4°11′2.267″W / 56.81673806°N 4.18396306°W / 56.81673806; -4.18396306 (Centre of Scotland); grid reference NN6678471599)

Wales

• Near Cwmystwyth, Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion (52°19′48.791″N 3°45′59.072″W / 52.33021972°N 3.76640889°W / 52.33021972; -3.76640889 (Centre of Wales); grid reference SN7972871704)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• Near the junction of Fenham Carr Lane and Wyresdale Road one mile south east of the City of Lancaster and close to the Ashton Memorial . (54°02′41″N 2°46′46″W / 54.04472°N 2.77944°W / 54.04472; -2.77944 (Centre of United Kingdom) ; grid reference SD4901460926)