Carterway Heads is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, four miles west of the town of Consett, 15 miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 90 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 239 miles north of Cardiff, and 243 miles north of London. Carterway Heads lies just north-west of the Durham border. Carterway Heads falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the DH8 postcode district.
Carterway Heads 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 |
Carterway Heads 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 Carterway Heads is DH8 9TR.
Carterway Heads is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH8 postcode district.
The centre of Carterway Heads is located at position 54.86088° latitude and -1.93255° longitude.
Latitude | 54.86088° |
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Longitude | -1.93255° |
The centre of Carterway Heads is located at the grid reference easting 404428 and northing 551790 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 404428 |
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Northing | 551790 |
Position of Carterway Heads relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Carterway Heads to the centre of the town.
Position of Carterway Heads relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Carterway Heads to the centre of the city.