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  1. High Spen

Where is High Spen?

High Spen is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, three miles south of the town of Ryton, seven miles west of the major town of Gateshead, 90 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 245 miles north of Cardiff, and 246 miles north of London. High Spen lies roughly one mile north of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. High Spen falls within the metropolitan district council of Gateshead. It is in the NE39 postcode district. The post town for High Spen is Rowlands Gill.

High Spen on a map

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

Which county is High Spen in?

High Spen is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyDurham

Where is High Spen in Tyne & Wear?

High Spen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.

Map showing location of High Spen within Tyne & Wear
Location of High Spen within Tyne & Wear

What is the postcode for High Spen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of High Spen is NE39 2EA.

Where is High Spen in NE39?

High Spen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NE39 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NE39 postcode district.

Map showing location of High Spen within NE39
Location of High Spen within NE39

What is the post town for High Spen?

The post town for High Spen is Rowlands Gill. High Spen is in the NE39 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rowlands Gill.

What is the latitude and longitude of High Spen?

The centre of High Spen is located at position 54.93129° latitude and -1.78307° longitude.

Latitude54.93129°
Longitude-1.78307°

What is the easting and northing of High Spen?

The centre of High Spen is located at the grid reference easting 413999 and northing 559645 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting413999
Northing559645

What are the nearest towns to High Spen?

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

south
3m
High Spen is 3 miles south of Ryton
south-east
3m
High Spen is 3 miles south-east of Prudhoe
south-west
4m
High Spen is 4 miles south-west of Blaydon
west
4m
High Spen is 4 miles west of Whickham
north
5m
High Spen is 5 miles north of Annfield Plain
north-west
5m
High Spen is 5 miles north-west of Stanley
north
6m
High Spen is 6 miles north of Consett
west
7m
High Spen is 7 miles west of Gateshead
south
8m
High Spen is 8 miles south of Ponteland
north-west
10m
High Spen is 10 miles north-west of Chester-le-Street

What are the nearest cities to High Spen?

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

south-west
8m
High Spen is 8 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
13m
High Spen is 13 miles north-west of Durham
west
16m
High Spen is 16 miles west of Sunderland
east
46m
High Spen is 46 miles east of Carlisle
north
56m
High Spen is 56 miles north of Ripon
north-west
73m
High Spen is 73 miles north-west of York
north-east
73m
High Spen is 73 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
79m
High Spen is 79 miles north of Leeds
north
79m
High Spen is 79 miles north of Bradford
north
87m
High Spen is 87 miles north of Wakefield

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