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Where is Northwood?

Northwood is located in the county of Greater London, London, three miles south-east of the town of Rickmansworth, three miles south of the major town of Watford, and 14 miles north-west of London. Northwood lies just south-west of the Hertfordshire border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex. Northwood falls within the London borough council of Hillingdon, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the HA6 postcode district. The post town for Northwood is Northwood.

Northwood on a map

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

Which county is Northwood in?

Northwood is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Middlesex, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyMiddlesex
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Northwood in Greater London?

Northwood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater London, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater London.

Map showing location of Northwood within Greater London
Location of Northwood within Greater London

What is the postcode for Northwood?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Northwood is HA6 2XL.

Where is Northwood in HA6?

Northwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Northwood within HA6
Location of Northwood within HA6

What is the post town for Northwood?

The post town for Northwood is Northwood. Northwood is in the HA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northwood.

What is the latitude and longitude of Northwood?

The centre of Northwood is located at position 51.61141° latitude and -0.42365° longitude.

Latitude51.61141°
Longitude-0.42365°

What is the easting and northing of Northwood?

The centre of Northwood is located at the grid reference easting 509249 and northing 191464 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting509249
Northing191464

What are the nearest towns to Northwood?

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

south-east
3m
Northwood is 3 miles south-east of Rickmansworth
south
3m
Northwood is 3 miles south of Watford
south-west
3m
Northwood is 3 miles south-west of Bushey
south-east
5m
Northwood is 5 miles south-east of Chorleywood
east
6m
Northwood is 6 miles east of Gerrards Cross
south-west
7m
Northwood is 7 miles south-west of Radlett
south-west
7m
Northwood is 7 miles south-west of Borehamwood
south-east
9m
Northwood is 9 miles south-east of Amersham
east
10m
Northwood is 10 miles east of Beaconsfield
south
10m
Northwood is 10 miles south of Hemel Hempstead

What are the nearest cities to Northwood?

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

south
10m
Northwood is 10 miles south of St Albans
north-west
15m
Northwood is 15 miles north-west of London
north-west
15m
Northwood is 15 miles north-west of City of Westminster
north-west
16m
Northwood is 16 miles north-west of City of London
south-east
33m
Northwood is 33 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
east
37m
Northwood is 37 miles east of Oxford
west
40m
Northwood is 40 miles west of Chelmsford
south-west
47m
Northwood is 47 miles south-west of Cambridge
west
49m
Northwood is 49 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
54m
Northwood is 54 miles north-east of Winchester

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