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Where is East Thirston?

East Thirston is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, five miles south-west of the town of Amble, 22 miles north of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 74 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 269 miles north of London. East Thirston falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE65 postcode district. The post town for East Thirston is Morpeth.

East Thirston on a map

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

Which county is East Thirston in?

East Thirston 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 East Thirston in Northumberland?

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

Map showing location of East Thirston within Northumberland
Location of East Thirston within Northumberland

What is the postcode for East Thirston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of East Thirston is NE65 9EJ.

Where is East Thirston in NE65?

East Thirston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE65 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE65 postcode district.

Map showing location of East Thirston within NE65
Location of East Thirston within NE65

What is the post town for East Thirston?

The post town for East Thirston is Morpeth. East Thirston is in the NE65 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.

What is the latitude and longitude of East Thirston?

The centre of East Thirston is located at position 55.29234° latitude and -1.69361° longitude.

Latitude55.29234°
Longitude-1.69361°

What is the easting and northing of East Thirston?

The centre of East Thirston is located at the grid reference easting 419555 and northing 599846 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting419555
Northing599846

What are the nearest towns to East Thirston?

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

south-west
5m
East Thirston is 5 miles south-west of Amble
south
8m
East Thirston is 8 miles south of Alnwick
east
9m
East Thirston is 9 miles east of Rothbury
north
9m
East Thirston is 9 miles north of Morpeth
north-west
9m
East Thirston is 9 miles north-west of Ashington
north-west
10m
East Thirston is 10 miles north-west of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
north
12m
East Thirston is 12 miles north of Bedlington
north-west
14m
East Thirston is 14 miles north-west of Blyth
north
15m
East Thirston is 15 miles north of Cramlington
north
17m
East Thirston is 17 miles north of Ponteland

What are the nearest cities to East Thirston?

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

north
22m
East Thirston is 22 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
30m
East Thirston is 30 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
36m
East Thirston is 36 miles north of Durham
north-east
56m
East Thirston is 56 miles north-east of Carlisle
south-east
74m
East Thirston is 74 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north
80m
East Thirston is 80 miles north of Ripon
south-east
88m
East Thirston is 88 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
95m
East Thirston is 95 miles south-east of Dundee
north
95m
East Thirston is 95 miles north of York
north-east
97m
East Thirston is 97 miles north-east of Lancaster