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Where is Clifton?

Clifton is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, two miles south of the town of Morpeth, 12 miles north of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 81 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 259 miles north of London. Clifton lies four miles north of the Tyne & Wear border. Clifton falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE61 postcode district. The post town for Clifton is Morpeth.

Clifton on a map

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

Which county is Clifton in?

Clifton 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 Clifton in Northumberland?

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

Map showing location of Clifton within Northumberland
Location of Clifton within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Clifton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Clifton is NE61 6DG.

Where is Clifton in NE61?

Clifton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district.

Map showing location of Clifton within NE61
Location of Clifton within NE61

What is the post town for Clifton?

The post town for Clifton is Morpeth. Clifton is in the NE61 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at position 55.14094° latitude and -1.68392° longitude.

Latitude55.14094°
Longitude-1.68392°

What is the easting and northing of Clifton?

The centre of Clifton is located at the grid reference easting 420247 and northing 582999 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting420247
Northing582999

What are the nearest towns to Clifton?

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

south
2m
Clifton is 2 miles south of Morpeth
west
3m
Clifton is 3 miles west of Bedlington
north-west
5m
Clifton is 5 miles north-west of Cramlington
south-west
5m
Clifton is 5 miles south-west of Ashington
north
7m
Clifton is 7 miles north of Ponteland
west
7m
Clifton is 7 miles west of Blyth
south-west
8m
Clifton is 8 miles south-west of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
north-west
10m
Clifton is 10 miles north-west of Longbenton
north-west
11m
Clifton is 11 miles north-west of Whitley Bay
north-west
12m
Clifton is 12 miles north-west of Wallsend

What are the nearest cities to Clifton?

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

north
12m
Clifton is 12 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
20m
Clifton is 20 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
25m
Clifton is 25 miles north of Durham
east
53m
Clifton is 53 miles east of Carlisle
north
70m
Clifton is 70 miles north of Ripon
south-east
81m
Clifton is 81 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north
85m
Clifton is 85 miles north of York
north-east
88m
Clifton is 88 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
93m
Clifton is 93 miles north of Leeds
north
93m
Clifton is 93 miles north of Bradford