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Where is Dalton?

Dalton is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, four miles south of the town of Hexham, 21 miles west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 83 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 242 miles north of Cardiff, and 249 miles north of London. Dalton lies five miles north-west of the Durham border. Dalton falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE46 postcode district. The post town for Dalton is Hexham.

Dalton on a map

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

Which county is Dalton in?

Dalton 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 Dalton in Northumberland?

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

Map showing location of Dalton within Northumberland
Location of Dalton within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Dalton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dalton is NE46 2LB.

Where is Dalton in NE46?

Dalton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE46 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE46 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dalton within NE46
Location of Dalton within NE46

What is the post town for Dalton?

The post town for Dalton is Hexham. Dalton is in the NE46 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hexham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dalton?

The centre of Dalton is located at position 54.91807° latitude and -2.12714° longitude.

Latitude54.91807°
Longitude-2.12714°

What is the easting and northing of Dalton?

The centre of Dalton is located at the grid reference easting 391948 and northing 558160 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting391948
Northing558160

What are the nearest towns to Dalton?

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

south
4m
Dalton is 4 miles south of Hexham
south-west
6m
Dalton is 6 miles south-west of Corbridge
west
11m
Dalton is 11 miles west of Prudhoe
west
13m
Dalton is 13 miles west of Consett
north
13m
Dalton is 13 miles north of Stanhope
east
14m
Dalton is 14 miles east of Haltwhistle
north-east
15m
Dalton is 15 miles north-east of Alston
west
15m
Dalton is 15 miles west of Ryton
west
16m
Dalton is 16 miles west of Annfield Plain
north-west
16m
Dalton is 16 miles north-west of Wolsingham

What are the nearest cities to Dalton?

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

west
21m
Dalton is 21 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
24m
Dalton is 24 miles north-west of Durham
west
30m
Dalton is 30 miles west of Sunderland
east
32m
Dalton is 32 miles east of Carlisle
north-west
59m
Dalton is 59 miles north-west of Ripon
north-east
66m
Dalton is 66 miles north-east of Lancaster
north-west
78m
Dalton is 78 miles north-west of York
north
79m
Dalton is 79 miles north of Bradford
north
81m
Dalton is 81 miles north of Leeds
south-east
83m
Dalton is 83 miles south-east of Edinburgh