Northwood is located in the county of Greater London, London, three miles south-east of the town of Rickmansworth, three miles south of the major town of Watford, and 14 miles north-west of London. Northwood lies just south-west of the Hertfordshire border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex. Northwood falls within the London borough council of Hillingdon, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the HA6 postcode district. The post town for Northwood is Northwood.
Northwood is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Middlesex, and the administrative county of Greater London.
Ceremonial County | Greater London |
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Historic County | Middlesex |
Administrative County | Greater London |
Northwood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater London, and towards the westernmost extremity of Greater London.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Northwood is HA6 2XL.
Northwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HA6 postcode district.
The post town for Northwood is Northwood. Northwood is in the HA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northwood.
The centre of Northwood is located at position 51.61141° latitude and -0.42365° longitude.
Latitude | 51.61141° |
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Longitude | -0.42365° |
The centre of Northwood is located at the grid reference easting 509249 and northing 191464 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 509249 |
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Northing | 191464 |
Position of Northwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Northwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Northwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Northwood to the centre of the city.