Blaydon is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles north-west of the town of Whickham, four miles west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 90 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 247 miles north of London. Blaydon lies two miles south-east of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Durham. Blaydon falls within the metropolitan district council of Gateshead. It is in the NE21 postcode district. The post town for Blaydon is Blaydon-on-Tyne.
Blaydon is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.
Ceremonial County | Tyne & Wear |
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Historic County | Durham |
Blaydon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blaydon is NE21 4AH.
Blaydon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NE21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE21 postcode district.
The post town for Blaydon is Blaydon-on-Tyne. Blaydon is in the NE21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blaydon-on-Tyne.
The centre of Blaydon is located at position 54.96468° latitude and -1.71395° longitude.
Latitude | 54.96468° |
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Longitude | -1.71395° |
The centre of Blaydon is located at the grid reference easting 418413 and northing 563377 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 418413 |
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Northing | 563377 |
Position of Blaydon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blaydon to the centre of the town.
Position of Blaydon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blaydon to the centre of the city.