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 is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Hertfordshire |
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Historic County | Hertfordshire |
Administrative County | Hertfordshire |
Northaw is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Northaw is EN6 4NN.
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.
The post town for Northaw is Potters Bar. Northaw is in the EN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Potters Bar.
The centre of Northaw is located at position 51.70492° latitude and -0.15149° longitude.
Latitude | 51.70492° |
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Longitude | -0.15149° |
The centre of Northaw is located at the grid reference easting 527829 and northing 202303 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 527829 |
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Northing | 202303 |
Position of Northaw relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Northaw to the centre of the town.
Position of Northaw relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Northaw to the centre of the city.