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Where is Bolton?

Bolton is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, five miles west of the town of Alnwick, 32 miles north of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 65 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 278 miles north of Cardiff, and 279 miles north of London. Bolton falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE66 postcode district.

Bolton on a map

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

Which county is Bolton in?

Bolton 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 Bolton in Northumberland?

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

Map showing location of Bolton within Northumberland
Location of Bolton within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Bolton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bolton is NE66 2EE.

Where is Bolton in NE66?

Bolton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE66 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE66 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bolton within NE66
Location of Bolton within NE66

What is the latitude and longitude of Bolton?

The centre of Bolton is located at position 55.41655° latitude and -1.8336° longitude.

Latitude55.41655°
Longitude-1.8336°

What is the easting and northing of Bolton?

The centre of Bolton is located at the grid reference easting 410632 and northing 613638 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting410632
Northing613638

What are the nearest towns to Bolton?

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

west
5m
Bolton is 5 miles west of Alnwick
north
8m
Bolton is 8 miles north of Rothbury
north-west
11m
Bolton is 11 miles north-west of Amble
south-east
12m
Bolton is 12 miles south-east of Wooler
north
18m
Bolton is 18 miles north of Morpeth
north-west
19m
Bolton is 19 miles north-west of Ashington
north-west
20m
Bolton is 20 miles north-west of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
north-west
22m
Bolton is 22 miles north-west of Bedlington
south-east
23m
Bolton is 23 miles south-east of Coldstream
north-west
24m
Bolton is 24 miles north-west of Blyth

What are the nearest cities to Bolton?

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

north
32m
Bolton is 32 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
40m
Bolton is 40 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
45m
Bolton is 45 miles north of Durham
north-east
57m
Bolton is 57 miles north-east of Carlisle
south-east
65m
Bolton is 65 miles south-east of Edinburgh
south-east
78m
Bolton is 78 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
85m
Bolton is 85 miles south-east of Dundee
north
89m
Bolton is 89 miles north of Ripon
south-east
92m
Bolton is 92 miles south-east of Perth
south-east
95m
Bolton is 95 miles south-east of Stirling