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Where is Meldon?

Meldon is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, five miles west of the town of Morpeth, 14 miles north-west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 78 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 260 miles north of Cardiff, and 261 miles north of London. Meldon lies seven miles north-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Meldon falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE61 postcode district. The post town for Meldon is Morpeth.

Meldon on a map

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

Which county is Meldon in?

Meldon is in the ceremonial county of Northumberland, the historic county of Northumberland, and the administrative county of Northumberland.

Ceremonial CountyNorthumberland
Historic CountyNorthumberland
Administrative CountyNorthumberland

Where is Meldon in Northumberland?

Meldon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.

Map showing location of Meldon within Northumberland
Location of Meldon within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Meldon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Meldon is NE61 3TW.

Where is Meldon in NE61?

Meldon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE61 postcode district.

Map showing location of Meldon within NE61
Location of Meldon within NE61

What is the post town for Meldon?

The post town for Meldon is Morpeth. Meldon is in the NE61 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Meldon?

The centre of Meldon is located at position 55.14786° latitude and -1.81388° longitude.

Latitude55.14786°
Longitude-1.81388°

What is the easting and northing of Meldon?

The centre of Meldon is located at the grid reference easting 411960 and northing 583740 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting411960
Northing583740

What are the nearest towns to Meldon?

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

west
5m
Meldon is 5 miles west of Morpeth
north
7m
Meldon is 7 miles north of Ponteland
west
9m
Meldon is 9 miles west of Bedlington
north-west
10m
Meldon is 10 miles north-west of Cramlington
west
10m
Meldon is 10 miles west of Ashington
south
12m
Meldon is 12 miles south of Rothbury
west
12m
Meldon is 12 miles west of Blyth
north
12m
Meldon is 12 miles north of Ryton
west
12m
Meldon is 12 miles west of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
north
13m
Meldon is 13 miles north of Prudhoe

What are the nearest cities to Meldon?

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

north-west
14m
Meldon is 14 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
24m
Meldon is 24 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
27m
Meldon is 27 miles north of Durham
east
48m
Meldon is 48 miles east of Carlisle
north
71m
Meldon is 71 miles north of Ripon
south-east
78m
Meldon is 78 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north-east
86m
Meldon is 86 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
87m
Meldon is 87 miles north of York
south-east
91m
Meldon is 91 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north
94m
Meldon is 94 miles north of Leeds