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Where is Follingsby?

Follingsby is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles south of the town of Hebburn, four miles south-east of the major town of Gateshead, 96 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 244 miles north of London. Follingsby lies four miles north-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. Follingsby falls within the metropolitan district council of Gateshead. It is in the NE10 postcode district. The post town for Follingsby is Gateshead.

Follingsby on a map

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

Which county is Follingsby in?

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

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyDurham

Where is Follingsby in Tyne & Wear?

Follingsby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear.

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

What is the postcode for Follingsby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Follingsby is NE10 8YG.

Where is Follingsby in NE10?

Follingsby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Follingsby within NE10
Location of Follingsby within NE10

What is the post town for Follingsby?

The post town for Follingsby is Gateshead. Follingsby is in the NE10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gateshead.

What is the latitude and longitude of Follingsby?

The centre of Follingsby is located at position 54.93895° latitude and -1.51866° longitude.

Latitude54.93895°
Longitude-1.51866°

What is the easting and northing of Follingsby?

The centre of Follingsby is located at the grid reference easting 430936 and northing 560581 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting430936
Northing560581

What are the nearest towns to Follingsby?

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

south
2m
Follingsby is 2 miles south of Hebburn
north
3m
Follingsby is 3 miles north of Washington
south
3m
Follingsby is 3 miles south of Jarrow
south
4m
Follingsby is 4 miles south of Wallsend
south-east
4m
Follingsby is 4 miles south-east of Gateshead
south-west
5m
Follingsby is 5 miles south-west of South Shields
north
6m
Follingsby is 6 miles north of Chester-le-Street
south
6m
Follingsby is 6 miles south of Longbenton
west
6m
Follingsby is 6 miles west of Whitburn
east
6m
Follingsby is 6 miles east of Whickham

What are the nearest cities to Follingsby?

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

south-east
5m
Follingsby is 5 miles south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
6m
Follingsby is 6 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
11m
Follingsby is 11 miles north of Durham
north
56m
Follingsby is 56 miles north of Ripon
east
56m
Follingsby is 56 miles east of Carlisle
north
70m
Follingsby is 70 miles north of York
north
79m
Follingsby is 79 miles north of Leeds
north
80m
Follingsby is 80 miles north of Bradford
north-east
80m
Follingsby is 80 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
87m
Follingsby is 87 miles north of Wakefield