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Where is Murton?

Murton is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles south-west of the town of Whitley Bay, three miles north-west of the major town of South Shields, 92 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 249 miles north of London. Murton lies roughly one mile south-east of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Northumberland. Murton falls within the metropolitan district council of North Tyneside. It is in the NE27 postcode district. The post town for Murton is Newcastle upon Tyne.

Murton on a map

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

Which county is Murton in?

Murton is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Northumberland.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyNorthumberland

Where is Murton in Tyne & Wear?

Murton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.

Map showing location of Murton within Tyne & Wear
Location of Murton within Tyne & Wear

What is the postcode for Murton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Murton is NE27 0QD.

Where is Murton in NE27?

Murton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE27 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Murton within NE27
Location of Murton within NE27

What is the post town for Murton?

The post town for Murton is Newcastle upon Tyne. Murton is in the NE27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle upon Tyne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Murton?

The centre of Murton is located at position 55.03145° latitude and -1.48639° longitude.

Latitude55.03145°
Longitude-1.48639°

What is the easting and northing of Murton?

The centre of Murton is located at the grid reference easting 432928 and northing 570889 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting432928
Northing570889

What are the nearest towns to Murton?

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

south-west
2m
Murton is 2 miles south-west of Whitley Bay
west
3m
Murton is 3 miles west of Tynemouth
north-west
3m
Murton is 3 miles north-west of South Shields
east
3m
Murton is 3 miles east of Longbenton
north-east
3m
Murton is 3 miles north-east of Wallsend
north
3m
Murton is 3 miles north of Jarrow
north
4m
Murton is 4 miles north of Hebburn
south-east
6m
Murton is 6 miles south-east of Cramlington
south
7m
Murton is 7 miles south of Blyth
north-east
7m
Murton is 7 miles north-east of Gateshead

What are the nearest cities to Murton?

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

north-east
6m
Murton is 6 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
10m
Murton is 10 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
18m
Murton is 18 miles north of Durham
east
58m
Murton is 58 miles east of Carlisle
north
62m
Murton is 62 miles north of Ripon
north
76m
Murton is 76 miles north of York
north
85m
Murton is 85 miles north of Leeds
north-east
86m
Murton is 86 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
86m
Murton is 86 miles north of Bradford
south-east
92m
Murton is 92 miles south-east of Edinburgh