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 is in the ceremonial county of Northumberland, the historic county of Northumberland, and the administrative county of Northumberland.
Ceremonial County | Northumberland |
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Historic County | Northumberland |
Administrative County | Northumberland |
Shotton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shotton is NE61 6EU.
Shotton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE61 postcode district.
The post town for Shotton is Morpeth. Shotton is in the NE61 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.
The centre of Shotton is located at position 55.09552° latitude and -1.64944° longitude.
Latitude | 55.09552° |
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Longitude | -1.64944° |
The centre of Shotton is located at the grid reference easting 422470 and northing 577955 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 422470 |
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Northing | 577955 |
Position of Shotton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shotton to the centre of the town.
Position of Shotton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shotton to the centre of the city.