Linton is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, two miles north of the town of Ashington, 16 miles north-west of the major town of South Shields, 81 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 263 miles north of London. Linton falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE61 postcode district. The post town for Linton is Morpeth.
Linton 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 |
Linton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Linton is NE61 5SP.
Linton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE61 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district.
The post town for Linton is Morpeth. Linton is in the NE61 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.
The centre of Linton is located at position 55.21386° latitude and -1.59068° longitude.
Latitude | 55.21386° |
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Longitude | -1.59068° |
The centre of Linton is located at the grid reference easting 426143 and northing 591146 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 426143 |
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Northing | 591146 |
Position of Linton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Linton to the centre of the town.
Position of Linton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Linton to the centre of the city.