Mountsett is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles north of the town of Annfield Plain, seven miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 93 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 243 miles north of London. Mountsett lies roughly one mile south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Mountsett falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the NE16 postcode district. The post town for Mountsett is Newcastle upon Tyne.
Mountsett is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Mountsett is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Mountsett is NE16 6BA.
Mountsett is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NE16 postcode district.
The post town for Mountsett is Newcastle upon Tyne. Mountsett is in the NE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The centre of Mountsett is located at position 54.88994° latitude and -1.7407° longitude.
Latitude | 54.88994° |
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Longitude | -1.7407° |
The centre of Mountsett is located at the grid reference easting 416731 and northing 555053 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 416731 |
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Northing | 555053 |
Position of Mountsett relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Mountsett to the centre of the town.
Position of Mountsett relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Mountsett to the centre of the city.