Distances

Express units of measurements in miles or metres, not kilometres or yards.

To express a distance, use miles. Express parts of a mile in fractions, and when using fractions, write them out in words, not numerals. 

Example

  • North Berwick is four and a half miles away.

If you do need to use kilometres, use decimals.

Example

  • Haddington is 2.7 kilometres away.

For shorter distances, use metres.

Use m as an abbreviation only where necessary, and tag as 'metres'.

Abbreviations and tagging

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