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.
Ashington is in the ceremonial county of Northumberland, the historic county of Northumberland, and the administrative county of Northumberland.
Ceremonial County | Northumberland |
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Historic County | Northumberland |
Administrative County | Northumberland |
Ashington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashington is NE63 9XD.
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.
The post town for Ashington is Ashington. Ashington is in the NE63 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ashington.
The centre of Ashington is located at position 55.18313° latitude and -1.56906° longitude.
Latitude | 55.18313° |
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Longitude | -1.56906° |
The centre of Ashington is located at the grid reference easting 427540 and northing 587733 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 427540 |
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Northing | 587733 |
Position of Ashington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashington to the centre of the town.
Position of Ashington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashington to the centre of the city.