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  1. West Boldon

Where is West Boldon?

West Boldon is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, three miles south-east of the town of Jarrow, four miles north-west of the major city of Sunderland, 98 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 243 miles north of London. West Boldon lies five miles north-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. West Boldon falls within the metropolitan district council of South Tyneside. It is in the NE36 postcode district. The post town for West Boldon is East Boldon.

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

Which county is West Boldon in?

West Boldon is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyDurham

Where is West Boldon in Tyne & Wear?

West Boldon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.

Map showing location of West Boldon within Tyne & Wear
Location of West Boldon within Tyne & Wear

What is the postcode for West Boldon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Boldon is NE36 0PN.

Where is West Boldon in NE36?

West Boldon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE36 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE36 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Boldon within NE36
Location of West Boldon within NE36

What is the post town for West Boldon?

The post town for West Boldon is East Boldon. West Boldon is in the NE36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of East Boldon.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Boldon?

The centre of West Boldon is located at position 54.94251° latitude and -1.4468° longitude.

Latitude54.94251°
Longitude-1.4468°

What is the easting and northing of West Boldon?

The centre of West Boldon is located at the grid reference easting 435537 and northing 561012 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting435537
Northing561012

What are the nearest towns to West Boldon?

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

south-east
3m
West Boldon is 3 miles south-east of Jarrow
west
3m
West Boldon is 3 miles west of Whitburn
south-east
3m
West Boldon is 3 miles south-east of Hebburn
south
4m
West Boldon is 4 miles south of South Shields
north-east
5m
West Boldon is 5 miles north-east of Washington
south-east
5m
West Boldon is 5 miles south-east of Wallsend
south
5m
West Boldon is 5 miles south of Tynemouth
east
6m
West Boldon is 6 miles east of Gateshead
north
7m
West Boldon is 7 miles north of Houghton-le-Spring
south
7m
West Boldon is 7 miles south of Whitley Bay

What are the nearest cities to West Boldon?

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

north-west
4m
West Boldon is 4 miles north-west of Sunderland
east
7m
West Boldon is 7 miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-east
13m
West Boldon is 13 miles north-east of Durham
north
56m
West Boldon is 56 miles north of Ripon
east
59m
West Boldon is 59 miles east of Carlisle
north
69m
West Boldon is 69 miles north of York
north
79m
West Boldon is 79 miles north of Leeds
north
81m
West Boldon is 81 miles north of Bradford
north-east
82m
West Boldon is 82 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
87m
West Boldon is 87 miles north of Wakefield

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