Kirknewton is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, five miles west of the town of Wooler, 46 miles north-west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 49 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 286 miles north of Cardiff, and 292 miles north of London. Kirknewton lies four miles east of the Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale border. Kirknewton falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE71 postcode district. The post town for Kirknewton is Wooler.
Kirknewton 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 |
Kirknewton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northumberland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirknewton is NE71 6XD.
Kirknewton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE71 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NE71 postcode district.
The post town for Kirknewton is Wooler. Kirknewton is in the NE71 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wooler.
The centre of Kirknewton is located at position 55.56648° latitude and -2.13616° longitude.
Latitude | 55.56648° |
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Longitude | -2.13616° |
The centre of Kirknewton is located at the grid reference easting 391511 and northing 630321 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 391511 |
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Northing | 630321 |
Position of Kirknewton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirknewton to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirknewton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirknewton to the centre of the city.