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Where is Brandon?

Brandon is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles south-west of the city of Durham, 14 miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 103 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 232 miles north of London. Brandon lies six miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Brandon falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH7 postcode district. The post town for Brandon is Durham.

Brandon on a map

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

Which county is Brandon in?

Brandon 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 Brandon in Durham?

Brandon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Brandon within Durham
Location of Brandon within Durham

What is the postcode for Brandon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Brandon is DH7 8NW.

Where is Brandon in DH7?

Brandon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DH7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Brandon within DH7
Location of Brandon within DH7

What is the post town for Brandon?

The post town for Brandon is Durham. Brandon is in the DH7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Brandon?

The centre of Brandon is located at position 54.75182° latitude and -1.6286° longitude.

Latitude54.75182°
Longitude-1.6286°

What is the easting and northing of Brandon?

The centre of Brandon is located at the grid reference easting 424003 and northing 539715 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting424003
Northing539715

What are the nearest towns to Brandon?

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

north-east
4m
Brandon is 4 miles north-east of Willington
north
4m
Brandon is 4 miles north of Spennymoor
north-west
5m
Brandon is 5 miles north-west of Ferryhill
north-east
5m
Brandon is 5 miles north-east of Crook
north
6m
Brandon is 6 miles north of Bishop Auckland
east
7m
Brandon is 7 miles east of Tow Law
south
8m
Brandon is 8 miles south of Chester-le-Street
north
8m
Brandon is 8 miles north of Shildon
south-west
9m
Brandon is 9 miles south-west of Hetton-le-Hole
south
9m
Brandon is 9 miles south of Stanley

What are the nearest cities to Brandon?

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

south-west
3m
Brandon is 3 miles south-west of Durham
south-west
14m
Brandon is 14 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
16m
Brandon is 16 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
43m
Brandon is 43 miles north of Ripon
east
53m
Brandon is 53 miles east of Carlisle
north
59m
Brandon is 59 miles north of York
north
66m
Brandon is 66 miles north of Leeds
north
67m
Brandon is 67 miles north of Bradford
north-east
68m
Brandon is 68 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
74m
Brandon is 74 miles north of Wakefield

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