Cresswell is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, four miles north of the town of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, 17 miles north of the major town of South Shields, 81 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 264 miles north of London. Cresswell falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE61 postcode district. The post town for Cresswell is Morpeth.
Cresswell 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 |
Cresswell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cresswell is NE61 5JX.
Cresswell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district.
The post town for Cresswell is Morpeth. Cresswell is in the NE61 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.
The centre of Cresswell is located at position 55.23368° latitude and -1.54172° longitude.
Latitude | 55.23368° |
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Longitude | -1.54172° |
The centre of Cresswell is located at the grid reference easting 429244 and northing 593370 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 429244 |
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Northing | 593370 |
Position of Cresswell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cresswell to the centre of the town.
Position of Cresswell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cresswell to the centre of the city.