Dalton is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, three miles west of the town of Ponteland, ten miles north-west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 83 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 252 miles north of Cardiff, and 254 miles north of London. Dalton lies three miles north-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Dalton falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE18 postcode district. The post town for Dalton is Newcastle upon Tyne.
Dalton 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 |
Dalton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dalton is NE18 0AA.
Dalton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE18 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE18 postcode district.
The post town for Dalton is Newcastle upon Tyne. Dalton is in the NE18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The centre of Dalton is located at position 55.04227° latitude and -1.8294° longitude.
Latitude | 55.04227° |
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Longitude | -1.8294° |
The centre of Dalton is located at the grid reference easting 411000 and northing 571987 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 411000 |
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Northing | 571987 |
Position of Dalton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dalton to the centre of the town.
Position of Dalton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dalton to the centre of the city.