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Where is Colwell?

Colwell is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, seven miles north of the town of Hexham, 20 miles west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 75 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 253 miles north of Cardiff, and 259 miles north of London. Colwell falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE46 postcode district. The post town for Colwell is Hexham.

Colwell on a map

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

Which county is Colwell in?

Colwell 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 Colwell in Northumberland?

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

Map showing location of Colwell within Northumberland
Location of Colwell within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Colwell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Colwell is NE46 4TL.

Where is Colwell in NE46?

Colwell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NE46 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE46 postcode district.

Location of Colwell within NE46
Location of Colwell within NE46

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What is the post town for Colwell?

The post town for Colwell is Hexham. Colwell is in the NE46 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hexham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Colwell?

The centre of Colwell is located at position 55.07411° latitude and -2.07853° longitude.

Latitude55.07411°
Longitude-2.07853°

What is the easting and northing of Colwell?

The centre of Colwell is located at the grid reference easting 395084 and northing 575520 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting395084
Northing575520

What are the nearest towns to Colwell?

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

north
7m
Colwell is 7 miles north of Hexham
north
7m
Colwell is 7 miles north of Corbridge
north-west
12m
Colwell is 12 miles north-west of Prudhoe
west
13m
Colwell is 13 miles west of Ponteland
north-west
14m
Colwell is 14 miles north-west of Ryton
north-west
16m
Colwell is 16 miles north-west of Blaydon
north-east
17m
Colwell is 17 miles north-east of Haltwhistle
south-west
17m
Colwell is 17 miles south-west of Morpeth
south
18m
Colwell is 18 miles south of Rothbury
north-west
18m
Colwell is 18 miles north-west of Consett

What are the nearest cities to Colwell?

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

west
20m
Colwell is 20 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
28m
Colwell is 28 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
30m
Colwell is 30 miles north-west of Sunderland
east
36m
Colwell is 36 miles east of Carlisle
north
69m
Colwell is 69 miles north of Ripon
south-east
75m
Colwell is 75 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north-east
77m
Colwell is 77 miles north-east of Lancaster
north-west
87m
Colwell is 87 miles north-west of York
south-east
88m
Colwell is 88 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north
90m
Colwell is 90 miles north of Bradford