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Where is Beamish?

Beamish is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles east of the town of Stanley, six miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 96 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 241 miles north of London. Beamish lies just south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Beamish falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH9 postcode district. The post town for Beamish is Stanley.

Beamish on a map

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

Which county is Beamish in?

Beamish is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyDurham
Administrative CountyCounty Durham

Where is Beamish in Durham?

Beamish is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Beamish within Durham
Location of Beamish within Durham

What is the postcode for Beamish?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Beamish is DH9 0QX.

Where is Beamish in DH9?

Beamish is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Beamish within DH9
Location of Beamish within DH9

What is the post town for Beamish?

The post town for Beamish is Stanley. Beamish is in the DH9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stanley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Beamish?

The centre of Beamish is located at position 54.87608° latitude and -1.65029° longitude.

Latitude54.87608°
Longitude-1.65029°

What is the easting and northing of Beamish?

The centre of Beamish is located at the grid reference easting 422538 and northing 553536 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting422538
Northing553536

What are the nearest towns to Beamish?

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

east
2m
Beamish is 2 miles east of Stanley
west
3m
Beamish is 3 miles west of Chester-le-Street
east
4m
Beamish is 4 miles east of Annfield Plain
west
5m
Beamish is 5 miles west of Washington
south
5m
Beamish is 5 miles south of Whickham
south
6m
Beamish is 6 miles south of Gateshead
south-east
7m
Beamish is 7 miles south-east of Blaydon
west
7m
Beamish is 7 miles west of Houghton-le-Spring
east
7m
Beamish is 7 miles east of Consett
south-east
8m
Beamish is 8 miles south-east of Ryton

What are the nearest cities to Beamish?

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

south
7m
Beamish is 7 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
7m
Beamish is 7 miles north of Durham
west
11m
Beamish is 11 miles west of Sunderland
east
51m
Beamish is 51 miles east of Carlisle
north
51m
Beamish is 51 miles north of Ripon
north
67m
Beamish is 67 miles north of York
north-east
74m
Beamish is 74 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
74m
Beamish is 74 miles north of Leeds
north
75m
Beamish is 75 miles north of Bradford
north
83m
Beamish is 83 miles north of Wakefield