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Where is Greenhead?

Greenhead is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, three miles west of the town of Haltwhistle, 17 miles east of the major city of Carlisle, 72 miles south of Edinburgh, 244 miles north of Cardiff, and 259 miles north-west of London. Greenhead lies two miles north-east of the Cumbria border. Greenhead falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the CA8 postcode district. The post town for Greenhead is Brampton.

Greenhead on a map

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

Which county is Greenhead in?

Greenhead 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 Greenhead in Northumberland?

Greenhead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northumberland, and towards the westernmost extremity of Northumberland.

Map showing location of Greenhead within Northumberland
Location of Greenhead within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Greenhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Greenhead is CA8 7HE.

Where is Greenhead in CA8?

Greenhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Greenhead within CA8
Location of Greenhead within CA8

What is the post town for Greenhead?

The post town for Greenhead is Brampton. Greenhead is in the CA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Greenhead?

The centre of Greenhead is located at position 54.982° latitude and -2.53441° longitude.

Latitude54.982°
Longitude-2.53441°

What is the easting and northing of Greenhead?

The centre of Greenhead is located at the grid reference easting 365897 and northing 565397 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting365897
Northing565397

What are the nearest towns to Greenhead?

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

west
3m
Greenhead is 3 miles west of Haltwhistle
east
8m
Greenhead is 8 miles east of Brampton
north
12m
Greenhead is 12 miles north of Alston
west
17m
Greenhead is 17 miles west of Hexham
east
17m
Greenhead is 17 miles east of Longtown
west
21m
Greenhead is 21 miles west of Corbridge
south-east
22m
Greenhead is 22 miles south-east of Langholm
north
24m
Greenhead is 24 miles north of Penrith
north-west
26m
Greenhead is 26 miles north-west of Stanhope
west
27m
Greenhead is 27 miles west of Prudhoe

What are the nearest cities to Greenhead?

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

east
17m
Greenhead is 17 miles east of Carlisle
west
37m
Greenhead is 37 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
40m
Greenhead is 40 miles west of Durham
west
46m
Greenhead is 46 miles west of Sunderland
north
65m
Greenhead is 65 miles north of Lancaster
north-west
71m
Greenhead is 71 miles north-west of Ripon
south
72m
Greenhead is 72 miles south of Edinburgh
south-east
84m
Greenhead is 84 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north
85m
Greenhead is 85 miles north of Preston
north
88m
Greenhead is 88 miles north of Bradford