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Where is Northaw?

Northaw is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, two miles east of the town of Potters Bar, nine miles east of the major city of St Albans, and 13 miles north of London. Northaw lies roughly one mile north of the Greater London border. Northaw falls within the district council of Welwyn Hatfield, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the EN6 postcode district. The post town for Northaw is Potters Bar.

Northaw on a map

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

Which county is Northaw in?

Northaw is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is Northaw in Hertfordshire?

Northaw is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.

Map showing location of Northaw within Hertfordshire
Location of Northaw within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Northaw?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Northaw is EN6 4NN.

Where is Northaw in EN6?

Northaw is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Northaw within EN6
Location of Northaw within EN6

What is the post town for Northaw?

The post town for Northaw is Potters Bar. Northaw is in the EN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Potters Bar.

What is the latitude and longitude of Northaw?

The centre of Northaw is located at position 51.70492° latitude and -0.15149° longitude.

Latitude51.70492°
Longitude-0.15149°

What is the easting and northing of Northaw?

The centre of Northaw is located at the grid reference easting 527829 and northing 202303 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting527829
Northing202303

What are the nearest towns to Northaw?

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

east
2m
Northaw is 2 miles east of Potters Bar
west
5m
Northaw is 5 miles west of Cheshunt
south-east
5m
Northaw is 5 miles south-east of Hatfield
west
5m
Northaw is 5 miles west of Waltham Cross
north-east
6m
Northaw is 6 miles north-east of Borehamwood
south-west
7m
Northaw is 7 miles south-west of Hoddesdon
south-west
7m
Northaw is 7 miles south-west of Hertford
south
7m
Northaw is 7 miles south of Welwyn Garden City
east
7m
Northaw is 7 miles east of Radlett
west
7m
Northaw is 7 miles west of Waltham Abbey

What are the nearest cities to Northaw?

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

east
9m
Northaw is 9 miles east of St Albans
north
13m
Northaw is 13 miles north of City of London
north
14m
Northaw is 14 miles north of London
north
14m
Northaw is 14 miles north of City of Westminster
west
27m
Northaw is 27 miles west of Chelmsford
south-east
35m
Northaw is 35 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
south
36m
Northaw is 36 miles south of Cambridge
west
39m
Northaw is 39 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
west
47m
Northaw is 47 miles west of Colchester
east
48m
Northaw is 48 miles east of Oxford

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