KY1 4BQ

Glenrothes Central and Thornton · Fife · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Local authority: Fife
Constituency: Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Postcode district: KY1
Postcode sector: KY1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KY1 4BE	22 m
KY1 4EE	95 m
KY1 4DY	97 m
KY1 4EA	138 m
KY1 4EQ	151 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KY1 4BQ
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 July 1992
Terminated: 1 December 1994
Postcode area: KY
Postcode district: KY1
Postcode sector: KY1 4
Latitude: 56.163982
Longitude: -3.150956
British National Grid easting: 328,620
British National Grid northing: 697,410

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Fife · S12000047
Electoral ward: Glenrothes Central and Thornton · S13002959
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Glenrothes and Mid Fife · S14000090
Output area: S00154907
Lower layer super output area: Strathore · S01016665
Middle layer super output area: Thornton and Kinglassie · S02003093

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Nearby transport

Crown Hotel

BCT · Thornton
0.2 miles
Crown Hotel

BCT · Thornton
0.2 miles
The Clock Tower

BCT · Thornton
0.3 miles
Glenrothes with Thornton Rail Station

RSE · Thornton
0.3 miles
Glenrothes with Thornton Rail Station

RSE · Thornton
0.3 miles