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Where is Dalton?

Dalton is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, three miles west of the town of Ponteland, ten miles north-west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 83 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 252 miles north of Cardiff, and 254 miles north of London. Dalton lies three miles north-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Dalton falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE18 postcode district. The post town for Dalton is Newcastle upon Tyne.

Dalton on a map

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

Which county is Dalton in?

Dalton 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 Dalton in Northumberland?

Dalton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.

Map showing location of Dalton within Northumberland
Location of Dalton within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Dalton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dalton is NE18 0AA.

Where is Dalton in NE18?

Dalton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE18 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dalton within NE18
Location of Dalton within NE18

What is the post town for Dalton?

The post town for Dalton is Newcastle upon Tyne. Dalton is in the NE18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle upon Tyne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dalton?

The centre of Dalton is located at position 55.04227° latitude and -1.8294° longitude.

Latitude55.04227°
Longitude-1.8294°

What is the easting and northing of Dalton?

The centre of Dalton is located at the grid reference easting 411000 and northing 571987 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting411000
Northing571987

What are the nearest towns to Dalton?

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

west
3m
Dalton is 3 miles west of Ponteland
north-west
5m
Dalton is 5 miles north-west of Ryton
north
6m
Dalton is 6 miles north of Prudhoe
north-west
7m
Dalton is 7 miles north-west of Blaydon
north-east
9m
Dalton is 9 miles north-east of Corbridge
north-west
9m
Dalton is 9 miles north-west of Whickham
west
10m
Dalton is 10 miles west of Cramlington
south-west
10m
Dalton is 10 miles south-west of Morpeth
north-west
11m
Dalton is 11 miles north-west of Gateshead
west
11m
Dalton is 11 miles west of Longbenton

What are the nearest cities to Dalton?

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

north-west
10m
Dalton is 10 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
20m
Dalton is 20 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
21m
Dalton is 21 miles north-west of Durham
east
45m
Dalton is 45 miles east of Carlisle
north
64m
Dalton is 64 miles north of Ripon
north-east
79m
Dalton is 79 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
81m
Dalton is 81 miles north of York
south-east
83m
Dalton is 83 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north
87m
Dalton is 87 miles north of Leeds
north
87m
Dalton is 87 miles north of Bradford