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Where is West Thirston?

West Thirston is located in the county of Northumberland, North East England, six miles south-west of the town of Amble, 22 miles north of the major city of Newcastle upon Tyne, 74 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 269 miles north of London. West Thirston falls within the unitary authority of Northumberland. It is in the NE65 postcode district. The post town for West Thirston is Morpeth.

West Thirston on a map

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

Which county is West Thirston in?

West Thirston 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 West Thirston in Northumberland?

West Thirston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northumberland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northumberland.

Map showing location of West Thirston within Northumberland
Location of West Thirston within Northumberland

What is the postcode for West Thirston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Thirston is NE65 9QB.

Where is West Thirston in NE65?

West Thirston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NE65 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE65 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Thirston within NE65
Location of West Thirston within NE65

What is the post town for West Thirston?

The post town for West Thirston is Morpeth. West Thirston is in the NE65 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Morpeth.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Thirston?

The centre of West Thirston is located at position 55.29331° latitude and -1.71315° longitude.

Latitude55.29331°
Longitude-1.71315°

What is the easting and northing of West Thirston?

The centre of West Thirston is located at the grid reference easting 418314 and northing 599948 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting418314
Northing599948

What are the nearest towns to West Thirston?

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

south-west
6m
West Thirston is 6 miles south-west of Amble
east
8m
West Thirston is 8 miles east of Rothbury
south
8m
West Thirston is 8 miles south of Alnwick
north
9m
West Thirston is 9 miles north of Morpeth
north-west
10m
West Thirston is 10 miles north-west of Ashington
north-west
11m
West Thirston is 11 miles north-west of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
north
12m
West Thirston is 12 miles north of Bedlington
north-west
14m
West Thirston is 14 miles north-west of Blyth
north
15m
West Thirston is 15 miles north of Cramlington
north
17m
West Thirston is 17 miles north of Ponteland

What are the nearest cities to West Thirston?

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

north
22m
West Thirston is 22 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
30m
West Thirston is 30 miles north-west of Sunderland
north
36m
West Thirston is 36 miles north of Durham
north-east
56m
West Thirston is 56 miles north-east of Carlisle
south-east
74m
West Thirston is 74 miles south-east of Edinburgh
north
80m
West Thirston is 80 miles north of Ripon
south-east
87m
West Thirston is 87 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
94m
West Thirston is 94 miles south-east of Dundee
north
95m
West Thirston is 95 miles north of York
north-east
96m
West Thirston is 96 miles north-east of Lancaster