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 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 |
Meldon 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 Meldon is NE61 3TW.
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.
The post town for Meldon is Morpeth. Meldon is in the NE61 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.
The centre of Meldon is located at position 55.14786° latitude and -1.81388° longitude.
Latitude | 55.14786° |
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Longitude | -1.81388° |
The centre of Meldon is located at the grid reference easting 411960 and northing 583740 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 411960 |
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Northing | 583740 |
Position of Meldon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Meldon to the centre of the town.
Position of Meldon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Meldon to the centre of the city.