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Where is West Holywell?

West Holywell is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles north-east of the town of Longbenton, five miles north-west of the major town of South Shields, 91 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 251 miles north of London. West Holywell lies just south-east of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Northumberland. West Holywell falls within the metropolitan district council of North Tyneside. It is in the NE27 postcode district. The post town for West Holywell is Newcastle upon Tyne.

West Holywell on a map

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

Which county is West Holywell in?

West Holywell is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Northumberland.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyNorthumberland

Where is West Holywell in Tyne & Wear?

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

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

What is the postcode for West Holywell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Holywell is NE27 0HZ.

Where is West Holywell in NE27?

West Holywell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE27 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE27 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Holywell within NE27
Location of West Holywell within NE27

What is the post town for West Holywell?

The post town for West Holywell is Newcastle upon Tyne. West Holywell is in the NE27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle upon Tyne.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Holywell?

The centre of West Holywell is located at position 55.04525° latitude and -1.52125° longitude.

Latitude55.04525°
Longitude-1.52125°

What is the easting and northing of West Holywell?

The centre of West Holywell is located at the grid reference easting 430689 and northing 572410 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting430689
Northing572410

What are the nearest towns to West Holywell?

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

north-east
2m
West Holywell is 2 miles north-east of Longbenton
west
3m
West Holywell is 3 miles west of Whitley Bay
north
4m
West Holywell is 4 miles north of Wallsend
south-east
4m
West Holywell is 4 miles south-east of Cramlington
north-west
4m
West Holywell is 4 miles north-west of Tynemouth
north
5m
West Holywell is 5 miles north of Jarrow
north-west
5m
West Holywell is 5 miles north-west of South Shields
north
5m
West Holywell is 5 miles north of Hebburn
south
6m
West Holywell is 6 miles south of Blyth
south-east
7m
West Holywell is 7 miles south-east of Bedlington

What are the nearest cities to West Holywell?

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

north-east
6m
West Holywell is 6 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
11m
West Holywell is 11 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
19m
West Holywell is 19 miles north of Durham
east
57m
West Holywell is 57 miles east of Carlisle
north
63m
West Holywell is 63 miles north of Ripon
north
77m
West Holywell is 77 miles north of York
north-east
86m
West Holywell is 86 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
86m
West Holywell is 86 miles north of Leeds
north
87m
West Holywell is 87 miles north of Bradford
south-east
91m
West Holywell is 91 miles south-east of Edinburgh