Colwell is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, seven miles north of the town of Hexham, 20 miles west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 75 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 253 miles north of Cardiff, and 259 miles north of London. Colwell falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE46 postcode district. The post town for Colwell is Hexham.
Colwell 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 |
Colwell 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 Colwell is NE46 4TL.
Colwell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NE46 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE46 postcode district.
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The post town for Colwell is Hexham. Colwell is in the NE46 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hexham.
The centre of Colwell is located at position 55.07411° latitude and -2.07853° longitude.
Latitude | 55.07411° |
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Longitude | -2.07853° |
The centre of Colwell is located at the grid reference easting 395084 and northing 575520 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 395084 |
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Northing | 575520 |
Position of Colwell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Colwell to the centre of the town.
Position of Colwell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Colwell to the centre of the city.