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Where is Highfield?

Highfield is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, four miles south of the town of Ryton, seven miles west of the major town of Gateshead, 91 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 245 miles north of London. Highfield lies just north of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. Highfield falls within the metropolitan district council of Gateshead. It is in the NE39 postcode district. The post town for Highfield is Rowlands Gill.

Highfield on a map

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

Which county is Highfield in?

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

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyDurham

Where is Highfield in Tyne & Wear?

Highfield is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.

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

What is the postcode for Highfield?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Highfield is NE39 2DJ.

Where is Highfield in NE39?

Highfield is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE39 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE39 postcode district.

Map showing location of Highfield within NE39
Location of Highfield within NE39

What is the post town for Highfield?

The post town for Highfield is Rowlands Gill. Highfield is in the NE39 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rowlands Gill.

What is the latitude and longitude of Highfield?

The centre of Highfield is located at position 54.92224° latitude and -1.76542° longitude.

Latitude54.92224°
Longitude-1.76542°

What is the easting and northing of Highfield?

The centre of Highfield is located at the grid reference easting 415133 and northing 558641 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting415133
Northing558641

What are the nearest towns to Highfield?

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

south
4m
Highfield is 4 miles south of Ryton
south-west
4m
Highfield is 4 miles south-west of Blaydon
south-west
4m
Highfield is 4 miles south-west of Whickham
north
4m
Highfield is 4 miles north of Annfield Plain
south-east
4m
Highfield is 4 miles south-east of Prudhoe
north-west
4m
Highfield is 4 miles north-west of Stanley
north-east
5m
Highfield is 5 miles north-east of Consett
west
7m
Highfield is 7 miles west of Gateshead
north-west
9m
Highfield is 9 miles north-west of Chester-le-Street
south
9m
Highfield is 9 miles south of Ponteland

What are the nearest cities to Highfield?

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

south-west
7m
Highfield is 7 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
12m
Highfield is 12 miles north-west of Durham
west
15m
Highfield is 15 miles west of Sunderland
east
47m
Highfield is 47 miles east of Carlisle
north
55m
Highfield is 55 miles north of Ripon
north-west
72m
Highfield is 72 miles north-west of York
north-east
73m
Highfield is 73 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
78m
Highfield is 78 miles north of Leeds
north
78m
Highfield is 78 miles north of Bradford
north
86m
Highfield is 86 miles north of Wakefield

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