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Where is Birtley?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Birtley in?

Birtley 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 Birtley in Northumberland?

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

Map showing location of Birtley within Northumberland
Location of Birtley within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Birtley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Birtley is NE48 3HN.

Where is Birtley in NE48?

Birtley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE48 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE48 postcode district.

Map showing location of Birtley within NE48
Location of Birtley within NE48

What is the post town for Birtley?

The post town for Birtley is Hexham. Birtley is in the NE48 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hexham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Birtley?

The centre of Birtley is located at position 55.09822° latitude and -2.19027° longitude.

Latitude55.09822°
Longitude-2.19027°

What is the easting and northing of Birtley?

The centre of Birtley is located at the grid reference easting 387956 and northing 578216 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting387956
Northing578216

What are the nearest towns to Birtley?

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

north
9m
Birtley is 9 miles north of Hexham
north-west
11m
Birtley is 11 miles north-west of Corbridge
north-east
14m
Birtley is 14 miles north-east of Haltwhistle
north-west
16m
Birtley is 16 miles north-west of Prudhoe
west
18m
Birtley is 18 miles west of Ponteland
south-west
18m
Birtley is 18 miles south-west of Rothbury
north-west
19m
Birtley is 19 miles north-west of Ryton
west
20m
Birtley is 20 miles west of Morpeth
north-west
21m
Birtley is 21 miles north-west of Blaydon
north-west
22m
Birtley is 22 miles north-west of Consett

What are the nearest cities to Birtley?

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

west
24m
Birtley is 24 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-east
33m
Birtley is 33 miles north-east of Carlisle
north-west
33m
Birtley is 33 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
35m
Birtley is 35 miles north-west of Sunderland
south-east
71m
Birtley is 71 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north
72m
Birtley is 72 miles north of Ripon
north
77m
Birtley is 77 miles north of Lancaster
south-east
84m
Birtley is 84 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north-west
90m
Birtley is 90 miles north-west of York
north
92m
Birtley is 92 miles north of Bradford