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Where is Newcastle upon Tyne?

Newcastle upon Tyne is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, one mile north of the town of Gateshead, 92 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 247 miles north of London. Newcastle upon Tyne lies five miles north of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Northumberland. Newcastle upon Tyne falls within the metropolitan district council of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is in the NE1 postcode district. The post town for Newcastle upon Tyne is Newcastle upon Tyne.

Newcastle upon Tyne on a map

Map showing extent of Newcastle upon Tyne as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Newcastle upon Tyne
Map showing location of Newcastle upon Tyne within the UK
Location of Newcastle upon Tyne within the UK

Which county is Newcastle upon Tyne in?

Newcastle upon Tyne is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Northumberland.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyNorthumberland

Where is Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne & Wear?

Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne within Tyne & Wear
Location of Newcastle upon Tyne within Tyne & Wear

What is the postcode for Newcastle upon Tyne?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne is NE1 7PQ.

Where is Newcastle upon Tyne in NE1?

Newcastle upon Tyne is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NE1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newcastle upon Tyne within NE1
Location of Newcastle upon Tyne within NE1

What is the post town for Newcastle upon Tyne?

The post town for Newcastle upon Tyne is Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne is in the NE1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle upon Tyne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newcastle upon Tyne?

The centre of Newcastle upon Tyne is located at position 54.97801° latitude and -1.61019° longitude.

Latitude54.97801°
Longitude-1.61019°

What is the easting and northing of Newcastle upon Tyne?

The centre of Newcastle upon Tyne is located at the grid reference easting 425048 and northing 564892 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting425048
Northing564892

What are the nearest towns to Newcastle upon Tyne?

Position of Newcastle upon Tyne relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne to the centre of the town.

north
1m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 1 mile north of Gateshead
west
3m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 3 miles west of Wallsend
north-east
3m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 3 miles north-east of Whickham
south-west
3m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 3 miles south-west of Longbenton
west
4m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 4 miles west of Hebburn
east
4m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 4 miles east of Blaydon
west
5m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 5 miles west of Jarrow
east
6m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 6 miles east of Ryton
north-west
6m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 6 miles north-west of Washington
west
7m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 7 miles west of South Shields

What are the nearest cities to Newcastle upon Tyne?

Position of Newcastle upon Tyne relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne to the centre of the city.

north-west
10m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 10 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
14m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 14 miles north of Durham
east
53m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 53 miles east of Carlisle
north
58m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 58 miles north of Ripon
north
73m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 73 miles north of York
north-east
80m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 80 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
81m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 81 miles north of Leeds
north
82m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 82 miles north of Bradford
north
90m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 90 miles north of Wakefield
south-east
92m
Newcastle upon Tyne is 92 miles south-east of Edinburgh

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