Melkridge is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, two miles east of the town of Haltwhistle, 21 miles east of the major city of Carlisle, 75 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 243 miles north of Cardiff, and 257 miles north of London. Melkridge lies six miles north-east of the Cumbria border. Melkridge falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE49 postcode district. The post town for Melkridge is Haltwhistle.
Melkridge 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 |
Melkridge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northumberland, and towards the westernmost extremity of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Melkridge is NE49 0LZ.
Melkridge is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE49 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE49 postcode district.
The post town for Melkridge is Haltwhistle. Melkridge is in the NE49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Haltwhistle.
The centre of Melkridge is located at position 54.96906° latitude and -2.41191° longitude.
Latitude | 54.96906° |
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Longitude | -2.41191° |
The centre of Melkridge is located at the grid reference easting 373728 and northing 563904 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 373728 |
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Northing | 563904 |
Position of Melkridge relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Melkridge to the centre of the town.
Position of Melkridge relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Melkridge to the centre of the city.