Throckley is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles north of the town of Ryton, six miles west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 87 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 250 miles north of London. Throckley lies just south-east of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Northumberland. Throckley falls within the metropolitan district council of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is in the NE15 postcode district. The post town for Throckley is Newcastle upon Tyne.
Throckley is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Northumberland.
Ceremonial County | Tyne & Wear |
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Historic County | Northumberland |
Throckley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Throckley is NE15 9EL.
Throckley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NE15 postcode district.
The post town for Throckley is Newcastle upon Tyne. Throckley is in the NE15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The centre of Throckley is located at position 54.99589° latitude and -1.75428° longitude.
Latitude | 54.99589° |
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Longitude | -1.75428° |
The centre of Throckley is located at the grid reference easting 415818 and northing 566839 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 415818 |
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Northing | 566839 |
Position of Throckley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Throckley to the centre of the town.
Position of Throckley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Throckley to the centre of the city.