Wark is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, nine miles north-west of the town of Hexham, 25 miles west of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 71 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 253 miles north of Cardiff, and 262 miles north of London. Wark falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE48 postcode district. The post town for Wark is Hexham.
Wark 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 |
Wark is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northumberland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northumberland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wark is NE48 3LT.
Wark is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE48 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE48 postcode district.
The post town for Wark is Hexham. Wark is in the NE48 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hexham.
The centre of Wark is located at position 55.08772° latitude and -2.22101° longitude.
Latitude | 55.08772° |
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Longitude | -2.22101° |
The centre of Wark is located at the grid reference easting 385991 and northing 577054 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 385991 |
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Northing | 577054 |
Position of Wark relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wark to the centre of the town.
Position of Wark relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wark to the centre of the city.