Detchant is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, eight miles north-east of the town of Wooler, 46 miles north of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 56 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 291 miles north of Cardiff, and 293 miles north of London. Detchant falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE70 postcode district. The post town for Detchant is Belford.
Detchant 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 |
Detchant is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Detchant is NE70 7PF.
Detchant is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE70 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE70 postcode district.
The post town for Detchant is Belford. Detchant is in the NE70 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Belford.
The centre of Detchant is located at position 55.62217° latitude and -1.86497° longitude.
Latitude | 55.62217° |
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Longitude | -1.86497° |
The centre of Detchant is located at the grid reference easting 408602 and northing 636518 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 408602 |
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Northing | 636518 |
Position of Detchant relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Detchant to the centre of the town.
Position of Detchant relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Detchant to the centre of the city.