Cramlington
Parish in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.087, -1.595 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 25 77 |
| Population: | 33,180 |
Cramlington is a civil parish in Northumberland, in the north-east of England, a short drive north of Newcastle and within easy reach of the coast. The settlement grew from a small agricultural and mining village into a much larger mid-20th-century expansion town, so the parish now mixes a historic village core and parish church with planned housing estates, green corridors and open countryside at its edges.
The town has a visible mining heritage but today’s economy is more diverse, centred on retail, light industry and business parks alongside commuter links by road and rail to nearby urban centres. Local life is marked by a substantial shopping and leisure offer, community and sports clubs, and easy access to Northumberland’s countryside, which gives the parish a blend of suburban convenience and rural character.
Postcode districts covering Cramlington
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Sunderland 14.8 miles23.9 km
- South Shields 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Gateshead 10 miles16.2 km
- Washington 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Durham 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Wallsend 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Newburn 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Whitley Bay 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Blyth 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Peterlee 24.8 miles39.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Cramlington Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Cramlington West Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Cramlington Village Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Cramlington Eastfield Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cramlington North Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Cramlington South East Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Cramlington East Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Dudley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Seghill with Seaton Delaval Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Seaton Burn Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Seghill Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Newsham Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Cramlington
NE23 6JB, NE23 3QS, NE23 2YF, NE23 6NT, NE23 3FP, NE23 8EU, NE23 1HG, NE23 6AX, NE23 8JL … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 40.5 miles65.1 km
- Cramlington Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Newcastle Airport Metro 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Haymarket bus station 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Eldon Square bus station 7.8 miles12.5 km
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Schools in Cramlington
- Beaconhill Community Primary School Primary
- Burnside Primary School Primary
- Cragside C of E Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Hillcrest School Special
- Cramlington Learning Village Secondary
- Cramlington Northburn Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Shanklea Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Village Primary School Primary
- Eastlea Primary School Primary
- Hareside Primary School Primary
- Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Blagdon Hall Estate 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 4 miles6.4 km
- Woolsington Hall Estate 6 miles9.7 km
- Kirkley Hall Estate 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Bluebell Wood Forest 6.9 miles11 km
- Newminster Abbey Historic site 7 miles11.2 km
- Segedunum museum Museum 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Cullercoats Harbour Harbour 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Hancock Museum Museum 7.4 miles12 km
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 7.8 miles12.5 km