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Where is Thropton?

Thropton is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, two miles west of the town of Rothbury, 27 miles north-west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 65 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 270 miles north of Cardiff, and 273 miles north of London. Thropton falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE65 postcode district. The post town for Thropton is Morpeth.

Thropton on a map

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

Which county is Thropton in?

Thropton 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 Thropton in Northumberland?

Thropton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northumberland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northumberland.

Map showing location of Thropton within Northumberland
Location of Thropton within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Thropton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thropton is NE65 7ND.

Where is Thropton in NE65?

Thropton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE65 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE65 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thropton within NE65
Location of Thropton within NE65

What is the post town for Thropton?

The post town for Thropton is Morpeth. Thropton is in the NE65 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thropton?

The centre of Thropton is located at position 55.31418° latitude and -1.95546° longitude.

Latitude55.31418°
Longitude-1.95546°

What is the easting and northing of Thropton?

The centre of Thropton is located at the grid reference easting 402925 and northing 602234 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting402925
Northing602234

What are the nearest towns to Thropton?

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

west
2m
Thropton is 2 miles west of Rothbury
south-west
12m
Thropton is 12 miles south-west of Alnwick
north-west
15m
Thropton is 15 miles north-west of Morpeth
west
15m
Thropton is 15 miles west of Amble
south
16m
Thropton is 16 miles south of Wooler
north-west
18m
Thropton is 18 miles north-west of Ashington
north-west
19m
Thropton is 19 miles north-west of Bedlington
north-west
20m
Thropton is 20 miles north-west of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
north-west
20m
Thropton is 20 miles north-west of Ponteland
north-west
21m
Thropton is 21 miles north-west of Cramlington

What are the nearest cities to Thropton?

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

north-west
27m
Thropton is 27 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
36m
Thropton is 36 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
40m
Thropton is 40 miles north of Durham
north-east
49m
Thropton is 49 miles north-east of Carlisle
south-east
65m
Thropton is 65 miles south-east of Edinburgh
south-east
79m
Thropton is 79 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north
83m
Thropton is 83 miles north of Ripon
south-east
88m
Thropton is 88 miles south-east of Dundee
north
94m
Thropton is 94 miles north of Lancaster
south-east
94m
Thropton is 94 miles south-east of Perth