Birtley is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, nine miles north of the town of Hexham, 24 miles west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 71 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 253 miles north of Cardiff, and 262 miles north of London. Birtley falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE48 postcode district. The post town for Birtley is Hexham.
Birtley 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 |
Birtley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northumberland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Birtley is NE48 3HN.
Birtley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE48 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE48 postcode district.
The post town for Birtley is Hexham. Birtley is in the NE48 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hexham.
The centre of Birtley is located at position 55.09822° latitude and -2.19027° longitude.
Latitude | 55.09822° |
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Longitude | -2.19027° |
The centre of Birtley is located at the grid reference easting 387956 and northing 578216 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 387956 |
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Northing | 578216 |
Position of Birtley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Birtley to the centre of the town.
Position of Birtley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Birtley to the centre of the city.