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Where is Longbenton?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Longbenton in?

Longbenton is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Northumberland.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyNorthumberland

Where is Longbenton in Tyne & Wear?

Longbenton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear.

Map showing location of Longbenton within Tyne & Wear
Location of Longbenton within Tyne & Wear

What is the postcode for Longbenton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Longbenton is NE12 9AE.

Where is Longbenton in NE12?

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.

Map showing location of Longbenton within NE12
Location of Longbenton within NE12

What is the post town for Longbenton?

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.

What is the latitude and longitude of Longbenton?

The centre of Longbenton is located at position 55.0214° latitude and -1.5653° longitude.

Latitude55.0214°
Longitude-1.5653°

What is the easting and northing of Longbenton?

The centre of Longbenton is located at the grid reference easting 427891 and northing 569737 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting427891
Northing569737

What are the nearest towns to Longbenton?

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

north-west
2m
Longbenton is 2 miles north-west of Wallsend
north-west
4m
Longbenton is 4 miles north-west of Hebburn
north-west
4m
Longbenton is 4 miles north-west of Jarrow
north
5m
Longbenton is 5 miles north of Gateshead
south
5m
Longbenton is 5 miles south of Cramlington
west
5m
Longbenton is 5 miles west of Whitley Bay
west
6m
Longbenton is 6 miles west of South Shields
west
6m
Longbenton is 6 miles west of Tynemouth
north-east
7m
Longbenton is 7 miles north-east of Whickham
north-east
7m
Longbenton is 7 miles north-east of Blaydon

What are the nearest cities to Longbenton?

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

north-east
3m
Longbenton is 3 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
11m
Longbenton is 11 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
17m
Longbenton is 17 miles north of Durham
east
55m
Longbenton is 55 miles east of Carlisle
north
61m
Longbenton is 61 miles north of Ripon
north
76m
Longbenton is 76 miles north of York
north-east
84m
Longbenton is 84 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
84m
Longbenton is 84 miles north of Leeds
north
85m
Longbenton is 85 miles north of Bradford
south-east
91m
Longbenton is 91 miles south-east of Edinburgh

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