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Where is Acklington?

Acklington is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, three miles south-west of the town of Amble, 23 miles north of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 75 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 270 miles north of London. Acklington falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE65 postcode district. The post town for Acklington is Morpeth.

Acklington on a map

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

Which county is Acklington in?

Acklington is in the ceremonial county of Northumberland, the historic county of Northumberland, and the administrative county of Northumberland.

Ceremonial CountyNorthumberland
Historic CountyNorthumberland
Administrative CountyNorthumberland

Where is Acklington in Northumberland?

Acklington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.

Map showing location of Acklington within Northumberland
Location of Acklington within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Acklington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Acklington is NE65 9BP.

Where is Acklington in NE65?

Acklington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE65 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE65 postcode district.

Map showing location of Acklington within NE65
Location of Acklington within NE65

What is the post town for Acklington?

The post town for Acklington is Morpeth. Acklington is in the NE65 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Acklington?

The centre of Acklington is located at position 55.30987° latitude and -1.65016° longitude.

Latitude55.30987°
Longitude-1.65016°

What is the easting and northing of Acklington?

The centre of Acklington is located at the grid reference easting 422305 and northing 601809 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting422305
Northing601809

What are the nearest towns to Acklington?

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

south-west
3m
Acklington is 3 miles south-west of Amble
south
7m
Acklington is 7 miles south of Alnwick
north
9m
Acklington is 9 miles north of Ashington
north
10m
Acklington is 10 miles north of Morpeth
north-west
10m
Acklington is 10 miles north-west of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
east
10m
Acklington is 10 miles east of Rothbury
north
13m
Acklington is 13 miles north of Bedlington
north-west
14m
Acklington is 14 miles north-west of Blyth
north
16m
Acklington is 16 miles north of Cramlington
north
18m
Acklington is 18 miles north of Ponteland

What are the nearest cities to Acklington?

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

north
23m
Acklington is 23 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
30m
Acklington is 30 miles north of Sunderland
north
37m
Acklington is 37 miles north of Durham
north-east
58m
Acklington is 58 miles north-east of Carlisle
south-east
75m
Acklington is 75 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north
81m
Acklington is 81 miles north of Ripon
south-east
88m
Acklington is 88 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
95m
Acklington is 95 miles south-east of Dundee
north
96m
Acklington is 96 miles north of York
north-east
99m
Acklington is 99 miles north-east of Lancaster