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Where is Lanton?

Lanton is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, four miles north-west of the town of Wooler, 46 miles north-west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 49 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 286 miles north of Cardiff, and 292 miles north of London. Lanton lies five miles east of the Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale border. Lanton falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE71 postcode district. The post town for Lanton is Wooler.

Lanton on a map

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

Which county is Lanton in?

Lanton 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 Lanton in Northumberland?

Lanton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northumberland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northumberland.

Map showing location of Lanton within Northumberland
Location of Lanton within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Lanton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lanton is NE71 6TH.

Where is Lanton in NE71?

Lanton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NE71 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE71 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lanton within NE71
Location of Lanton within NE71

What is the post town for Lanton?

The post town for Lanton is Wooler. Lanton is in the NE71 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wooler.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lanton?

The centre of Lanton is located at position 55.57465° latitude and -2.11836° longitude.

Latitude55.57465°
Longitude-2.11836°

What is the easting and northing of Lanton?

The centre of Lanton is located at the grid reference easting 392635 and northing 631228 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting392635
Northing631228

What are the nearest towns to Lanton?

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

north-west
4m
Lanton is 4 miles north-west of Wooler
south-east
7m
Lanton is 7 miles south-east of Coldstream
east
12m
Lanton is 12 miles east of Kelso
south
14m
Lanton is 14 miles south of Berwick-upon-Tweed
south-east
17m
Lanton is 17 miles south-east of Duns
east
18m
Lanton is 18 miles east of Jedburgh
north-west
20m
Lanton is 20 miles north-west of Alnwick
north-west
20m
Lanton is 20 miles north-west of Rothbury
south
21m
Lanton is 21 miles south of Eyemouth
east
24m
Lanton is 24 miles east of Melrose

What are the nearest cities to Lanton?

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

north-west
46m
Lanton is 46 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-east
49m
Lanton is 49 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north-west
55m
Lanton is 55 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-east
57m
Lanton is 57 miles north-east of Carlisle
north
59m
Lanton is 59 miles north of Durham
south-east
63m
Lanton is 63 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
70m
Lanton is 70 miles south-east of Dundee
south-east
76m
Lanton is 76 miles south-east of Perth
south-east
80m
Lanton is 80 miles south-east of Stirling
east
85m
Lanton is 85 miles east of Glasgow