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Where is Shotton?

Shotton is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, three miles west of the town of Cramlington, eight miles north of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 85 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 255 miles north of London. Shotton lies roughly one mile north of the Tyne & Wear border. Shotton falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE61 postcode district. The post town for Shotton is Morpeth.

Shotton on a map

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

Which county is Shotton in?

Shotton 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 Shotton in Northumberland?

Shotton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.

Map showing location of Shotton within Northumberland
Location of Shotton within Northumberland

What is the postcode for Shotton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shotton is NE61 6EU.

Where is Shotton in NE61?

Shotton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shotton within NE61
Location of Shotton within NE61

What is the post town for Shotton?

The post town for Shotton is Morpeth. Shotton is in the NE61 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shotton?

The centre of Shotton is located at position 55.09552° latitude and -1.64944° longitude.

Latitude55.09552°
Longitude-1.64944°

What is the easting and northing of Shotton?

The centre of Shotton is located at the grid reference easting 422470 and northing 577955 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting422470
Northing577955

What are the nearest towns to Shotton?

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

west
3m
Shotton is 3 miles west of Cramlington
south-west
3m
Shotton is 3 miles south-west of Bedlington
north-east
5m
Shotton is 5 miles north-east of Ponteland
south
5m
Shotton is 5 miles south of Morpeth
west
6m
Shotton is 6 miles west of Blyth
north-west
6m
Shotton is 6 miles north-west of Longbenton
south-west
7m
Shotton is 7 miles south-west of Ashington
south-west
8m
Shotton is 8 miles south-west of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
north-west
9m
Shotton is 9 miles north-west of Wallsend
north-west
9m
Shotton is 9 miles north-west of Whitley Bay

What are the nearest cities to Shotton?

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

north
8m
Shotton is 8 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
17m
Shotton is 17 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
22m
Shotton is 22 miles north of Durham
east
53m
Shotton is 53 miles east of Carlisle
north
67m
Shotton is 67 miles north of Ripon
north
82m
Shotton is 82 miles north of York
south-east
85m
Shotton is 85 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north-east
86m
Shotton is 86 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
90m
Shotton is 90 miles north of Leeds
north
90m
Shotton is 90 miles north of Bradford