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Where is Birtley?

Birtley is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles west of the town of Washington, five miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 97 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 241 miles north of London. Birtley lies just north-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. Birtley falls within the metropolitan district council of Gateshead. It is in the DH3 postcode district. The post town for Birtley is Chester le Street.

Birtley on a map

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

Which county is Birtley in?

Birtley is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyDurham

Where is Birtley in Tyne & Wear?

Birtley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear.

Map showing location of Birtley within Tyne & Wear
Location of Birtley within Tyne & Wear

What is the postcode for Birtley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Birtley is DH3 2QJ.

Where is Birtley in DH3?

Birtley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DH3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DH3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Birtley within DH3
Location of Birtley within DH3

What is the post town for Birtley?

The post town for Birtley is Chester le Street. Birtley is in the DH3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester le Street.

What is the latitude and longitude of Birtley?

The centre of Birtley is located at position 54.8964° latitude and -1.57769° longitude.

Latitude54.8964°
Longitude-1.57769°

What is the easting and northing of Birtley?

The centre of Birtley is located at the grid reference easting 427183 and northing 555822 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting427183
Northing555822

What are the nearest towns to Birtley?

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

west
2m
Birtley is 2 miles west of Washington
north
3m
Birtley is 3 miles north of Chester-le-Street
south
5m
Birtley is 5 miles south of Gateshead
east
5m
Birtley is 5 miles east of Stanley
south-east
5m
Birtley is 5 miles south-east of Whickham
north-west
6m
Birtley is 6 miles north-west of Houghton-le-Spring
south-west
6m
Birtley is 6 miles south-west of Hebburn
south
7m
Birtley is 7 miles south of Wallsend
south-west
7m
Birtley is 7 miles south-west of Jarrow
east
7m
Birtley is 7 miles east of Annfield Plain

What are the nearest cities to Birtley?

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

south
6m
Birtley is 6 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
8m
Birtley is 8 miles west of Sunderland
north
8m
Birtley is 8 miles north of Durham
north
53m
Birtley is 53 miles north of Ripon
east
54m
Birtley is 54 miles east of Carlisle
north
68m
Birtley is 68 miles north of York
north
76m
Birtley is 76 miles north of Leeds
north-east
77m
Birtley is 77 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
77m
Birtley is 77 miles north of Bradford
north
84m
Birtley is 84 miles north of Wakefield

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