Killingworth is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, one mile north of the town of Longbenton, four miles north-east of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 90 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 251 miles north of London. Killingworth lies roughly one mile south-east of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Northumberland. Killingworth falls within the metropolitan district council of North Tyneside. It is in the NE12 postcode district. The post town for Killingworth is Newcastle upon Tyne.
Killingworth is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Northumberland.
Ceremonial County | Tyne & Wear |
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Historic County | Northumberland |
Killingworth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Killingworth is NE12 6HS.
Killingworth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NE12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE12 postcode district.
The post town for Killingworth is Newcastle upon Tyne. Killingworth is in the NE12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The centre of Killingworth is located at position 55.03761° latitude and -1.56575° longitude.
Latitude | 55.03761° |
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Longitude | -1.56575° |
The centre of Killingworth is located at the grid reference easting 427851 and northing 571541 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 427851 |
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Northing | 571541 |
Position of Killingworth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Killingworth to the centre of the town.
Position of Killingworth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Killingworth to the centre of the city.