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Where is Rock?

Rock is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, five miles north of the town of Alnwick, 34 miles north of the major town of South Shields, 68 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 281 miles north of London. Rock falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE66 postcode district.

Rock on a map

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

Which county is Rock in?

Rock is in the ceremonial county of Northumberland, the historic county of Northumberland, and the administrative county of Northumberland.

Ceremonial CountyNorthumberland
Historic CountyNorthumberland
Administrative CountyNorthumberland

Where is Rock in Northumberland?

Rock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.

Map showing location of Rock within Northumberland
Location of Rock within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Rock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rock is NE66 3SJ.

Where is Rock in NE66?

Rock is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE66 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE66 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rock within NE66
Location of Rock within NE66

What is the latitude and longitude of Rock?

The centre of Rock is located at position 55.47513° latitude and -1.67933° longitude.

Latitude55.47513°
Longitude-1.67933°

What is the easting and northing of Rock?

The centre of Rock is located at the grid reference easting 420369 and northing 620192 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting420369
Northing620192

What are the nearest towns to Rock?

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

north
5m
Rock is 5 miles north of Alnwick
north
10m
Rock is 10 miles north of Amble
east
14m
Rock is 14 miles east of Wooler
north-east
15m
Rock is 15 miles north-east of Rothbury
north
21m
Rock is 21 miles north of Ashington
north
21m
Rock is 21 miles north of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
north
21m
Rock is 21 miles north of Morpeth
north
24m
Rock is 24 miles north of Bedlington
south-east
24m
Rock is 24 miles south-east of Berwick-upon-Tweed
north
25m
Rock is 25 miles north of Blyth

What are the nearest cities to Rock?

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

north
34m
Rock is 34 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
41m
Rock is 41 miles north of Sunderland
north
48m
Rock is 48 miles north of Durham
north-east
64m
Rock is 64 miles north-east of Carlisle
south-east
68m
Rock is 68 miles south-east of Edinburgh
south-east
81m
Rock is 81 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
85m
Rock is 85 miles south-east of Dundee
north
93m
Rock is 93 miles north of Ripon
south-east
93m
Rock is 93 miles south-east of Perth
south-east
98m
Rock is 98 miles south-east of Stirling