Tynemouth is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, one mile north of the major town of South Shields, 95 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 248 miles north of London. Tynemouth lies three miles south-east of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Northumberland. Tynemouth falls within the metropolitan district council of North Tyneside. It is in the NE30 postcode district. The post town for Tynemouth is North Shields.
Tynemouth is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Northumberland.
Ceremonial County | Tyne & Wear |
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Historic County | Northumberland |
Tynemouth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Tynemouth is NE30 4LZ.
Tynemouth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE30 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE30 postcode district.
The post town for Tynemouth is North Shields. Tynemouth is in the NE30 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of North Shields.
The centre of Tynemouth is located at position 55.01784° latitude and -1.42553° longitude.
Latitude | 55.01784° |
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Longitude | -1.42553° |
The centre of Tynemouth is located at the grid reference easting 436831 and northing 569406 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 436831 |
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Northing | 569406 |
Position of Tynemouth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tynemouth to the centre of the town.
Position of Tynemouth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tynemouth to the centre of the city.