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Where is Blaydon?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Blaydon in?

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

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyDurham

Where is Blaydon in Tyne & Wear?

Blaydon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.

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

What is the postcode for Blaydon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blaydon is NE21 4AH.

Where is Blaydon in NE21?

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.

Map showing location of Blaydon within NE21
Location of Blaydon within NE21

What is the post town for Blaydon?

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.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blaydon?

The centre of Blaydon is located at position 54.96468° latitude and -1.71395° longitude.

Latitude54.96468°
Longitude-1.71395°

What is the easting and northing of Blaydon?

The centre of Blaydon is located at the grid reference easting 418413 and northing 563377 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting418413
Northing563377

What are the nearest towns to Blaydon?

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

north-west
2m
Blaydon is 2 miles north-west of Whickham
east
2m
Blaydon is 2 miles east of Ryton
west
4m
Blaydon is 4 miles west of Gateshead
east
6m
Blaydon is 6 miles east of Prudhoe
south
6m
Blaydon is 6 miles south of Ponteland
north
6m
Blaydon is 6 miles north of Stanley
south-west
7m
Blaydon is 7 miles south-west of Longbenton
north
7m
Blaydon is 7 miles north of Annfield Plain
west
7m
Blaydon is 7 miles west of Wallsend
west
8m
Blaydon is 8 miles west of Hebburn

What are the nearest cities to Blaydon?

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

west
4m
Blaydon is 4 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
14m
Blaydon is 14 miles west of Sunderland
north
14m
Blaydon is 14 miles north of Durham
east
49m
Blaydon is 49 miles east of Carlisle
north
58m
Blaydon is 58 miles north of Ripon
north
74m
Blaydon is 74 miles north of York
north-east
77m
Blaydon is 77 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
81m
Blaydon is 81 miles north of Leeds
north
81m
Blaydon is 81 miles north of Bradford
north
89m
Blaydon is 89 miles north of Wakefield

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