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Where is Chester Moor?

Chester Moor is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles south of the town of Chester-le-Street, nine miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 237 miles north of London. Chester Moor lies three miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Chester Moor falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH2 postcode district. The post town for Chester Moor is Chester le Street.

Chester Moor on a map

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

Which county is Chester Moor in?

Chester Moor 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 Chester Moor in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Chester Moor within Durham
Location of Chester Moor within Durham

What is the postcode for Chester Moor?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Chester Moor is DH2 3RP.

Where is Chester Moor in DH2?

Chester Moor is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DH2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Chester Moor within DH2
Location of Chester Moor within DH2

What is the post town for Chester Moor?

The post town for Chester Moor is Chester le Street. Chester Moor is in the DH2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester le Street.

What is the latitude and longitude of Chester Moor?

The centre of Chester Moor is located at position 54.83712° latitude and -1.58824° longitude.

Latitude54.83712°
Longitude-1.58824°

What is the easting and northing of Chester Moor?

The centre of Chester Moor is located at the grid reference easting 426545 and northing 549221 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting426545
Northing549221

What are the nearest towns to Chester Moor?

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

south
2m
Chester Moor is 2 miles south of Chester-le-Street
west
5m
Chester Moor is 5 miles west of Houghton-le-Spring
south-west
5m
Chester Moor is 5 miles south-west of Washington
south-east
5m
Chester Moor is 5 miles south-east of Stanley
west
6m
Chester Moor is 6 miles west of Hetton-le-Hole
east
7m
Chester Moor is 7 miles east of Annfield Plain
south-east
8m
Chester Moor is 8 miles south-east of Whickham
south
9m
Chester Moor is 9 miles south of Gateshead
north
10m
Chester Moor is 10 miles north of Spennymoor
north-east
10m
Chester Moor is 10 miles north-east of Willington

What are the nearest cities to Chester Moor?

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

north
4m
Chester Moor is 4 miles north of Durham
south-west
9m
Chester Moor is 9 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
10m
Chester Moor is 10 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
49m
Chester Moor is 49 miles north of Ripon
east
54m
Chester Moor is 54 miles east of Carlisle
north
64m
Chester Moor is 64 miles north of York
north
72m
Chester Moor is 72 miles north of Leeds
north
73m
Chester Moor is 73 miles north of Bradford
north-east
73m
Chester Moor is 73 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
80m
Chester Moor is 80 miles north of Wakefield