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Where is Bolam?

Bolam is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles south-west of the town of Shildon, eight miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 111 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 223 miles north of London. Bolam lies four miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Bolam falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Bolam is Darlington.

Bolam on a map

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

Which county is Bolam in?

Bolam 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 Bolam in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Bolam within Durham
Location of Bolam within Durham

What is the postcode for Bolam?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bolam is DL2 2UW.

Where is Bolam in DL2?

Bolam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bolam within DL2
Location of Bolam within DL2

What is the post town for Bolam?

The post town for Bolam is Darlington. Bolam is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bolam?

The centre of Bolam is located at position 54.59872° latitude and -1.69353° longitude.

Latitude54.59872°
Longitude-1.69353°

What is the easting and northing of Bolam?

The centre of Bolam is located at the grid reference easting 419898 and northing 522659 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting419898
Northing522659

What are the nearest towns to Bolam?

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

south-west
3m
Bolam is 3 miles south-west of Shildon
south
5m
Bolam is 5 miles south of Bishop Auckland
west
5m
Bolam is 5 miles west of Newton Aycliffe
north-west
8m
Bolam is 8 miles north-west of Darlington
south-west
8m
Bolam is 8 miles south-west of Spennymoor
south
8m
Bolam is 8 miles south of Willington
south
8m
Bolam is 8 miles south of Crook
south-west
8m
Bolam is 8 miles south-west of Ferryhill
east
10m
Bolam is 10 miles east of Barnard Castle
west
10m
Bolam is 10 miles west of Sedgefield

What are the nearest cities to Bolam?

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

south
13m
Bolam is 13 miles south of Durham
south-west
24m
Bolam is 24 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
26m
Bolam is 26 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
33m
Bolam is 33 miles north of Ripon
north-west
50m
Bolam is 50 miles north-west of York
south-east
54m
Bolam is 54 miles south-east of Carlisle
north
55m
Bolam is 55 miles north of Leeds
north
56m
Bolam is 56 miles north of Bradford
north-east
59m
Bolam is 59 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
64m
Bolam is 64 miles north of Wakefield