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Where is Ashington?

Ashington is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, two miles west of the town of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, 14 miles north-west of the major town of South Shields, 83 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 260 miles north of London. Ashington falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE63 postcode district. The post town for Ashington is Ashington.

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

Which county is Ashington in?

Ashington 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 Ashington in Northumberland?

Ashington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.

Map showing location of Ashington within Northumberland
Location of Ashington within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Ashington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashington is NE63 9XD.

Where is Ashington in NE63?

Ashington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE63 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE63 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ashington within NE63
Location of Ashington within NE63

What is the post town for Ashington?

The post town for Ashington is Ashington. Ashington is in the NE63 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ashington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ashington?

The centre of Ashington is located at position 55.18313° latitude and -1.56906° longitude.

Latitude55.18313°
Longitude-1.56906°

What is the easting and northing of Ashington?

The centre of Ashington is located at the grid reference easting 427540 and northing 587733 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting427540
Northing587733

What are the nearest towns to Ashington?

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

west
2m
Ashington is 2 miles west of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
north
4m
Ashington is 4 miles north of Bedlington
north-west
5m
Ashington is 5 miles north-west of Blyth
east
5m
Ashington is 5 miles east of Morpeth
north
7m
Ashington is 7 miles north of Cramlington
south
10m
Ashington is 10 miles south of Amble
north-west
11m
Ashington is 11 miles north-west of Whitley Bay
north
11m
Ashington is 11 miles north of Longbenton
north-east
12m
Ashington is 12 miles north-east of Ponteland
north-west
13m
Ashington is 13 miles north-west of Tynemouth

What are the nearest cities to Ashington?

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

north
14m
Ashington is 14 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
21m
Ashington is 21 miles north of Sunderland
north
28m
Ashington is 28 miles north of Durham
east
58m
Ashington is 58 miles east of Carlisle
north
72m
Ashington is 72 miles north of Ripon
south-east
83m
Ashington is 83 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north
87m
Ashington is 87 miles north of York
north-east
93m
Ashington is 93 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
96m
Ashington is 96 miles north of Leeds
south-east
96m
Ashington is 96 miles south-east of Dunfermline

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