Longbenton is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles north-west of the town of Wallsend, three miles north-east of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 91 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 249 miles north of London. Longbenton lies two miles south-east of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Northumberland. Longbenton falls within the metropolitan district council of North Tyneside. It is in the NE12 postcode district. The post town for Longbenton is Newcastle upon Tyne.
Longbenton 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 |
Longbenton 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 Longbenton is NE12 9AE.
Longbenton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE12 postcode district.
The post town for Longbenton is Newcastle upon Tyne. Longbenton is in the NE12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The centre of Longbenton is located at position 55.0214° latitude and -1.5653° longitude.
Latitude | 55.0214° |
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Longitude | -1.5653° |
The centre of Longbenton is located at the grid reference easting 427891 and northing 569737 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 427891 |
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Northing | 569737 |
Position of Longbenton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Longbenton to the centre of the town.
Position of Longbenton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Longbenton to the centre of the city.