Matfen is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, five miles north-east of the town of Corbridge, 14 miles west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 80 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 251 miles north of Cardiff, and 255 miles north of London. Matfen lies seven miles west of the Tyne & Wear border. Matfen falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE20 postcode district. The post town for Matfen is Newcastle upon Tyne.
Matfen 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 |
Matfen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northumberland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Matfen is NE20 0RW.
Matfen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NE20 postcode district.
The post town for Matfen is Newcastle upon Tyne. Matfen is in the NE20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The centre of Matfen is located at position 55.04141° latitude and -1.95484° longitude.
Latitude | 55.04141° |
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Longitude | -1.95484° |
The centre of Matfen is located at the grid reference easting 402984 and northing 571879 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 402984 |
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Northing | 571879 |
Position of Matfen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Matfen to the centre of the town.
Position of Matfen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Matfen to the centre of the city.