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Where is Craghead?

Craghead is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles south-east of the town of Stanley, eight miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 97 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 239 miles north of London. Craghead lies two miles south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Craghead falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH9 postcode district. The post town for Craghead is Stanley.

Craghead on a map

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

Which county is Craghead in?

Craghead 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 Craghead in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Craghead within Durham
Location of Craghead within Durham

What is the postcode for Craghead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Craghead is DH9 6EF.

Where is Craghead in DH9?

Craghead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DH9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Craghead within DH9
Location of Craghead within DH9

What is the post town for Craghead?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Craghead?

The centre of Craghead is located at position 54.85262° latitude and -1.66998° longitude.

Latitude54.85262°
Longitude-1.66998°

What is the easting and northing of Craghead?

The centre of Craghead is located at the grid reference easting 421287 and northing 550919 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting421287
Northing550919

What are the nearest towns to Craghead?

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

south-east
2m
Craghead is 2 miles south-east of Stanley
east
3m
Craghead is 3 miles east of Annfield Plain
west
4m
Craghead is 4 miles west of Chester-le-Street
south-west
6m
Craghead is 6 miles south-west of Washington
south
6m
Craghead is 6 miles south of Whickham
east
7m
Craghead is 7 miles east of Consett
south
8m
Craghead is 8 miles south of Gateshead
west
8m
Craghead is 8 miles west of Houghton-le-Spring
south
8m
Craghead is 8 miles south of Blaydon
west
9m
Craghead is 9 miles west of Hetton-le-Hole

What are the nearest cities to Craghead?

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

north-west
6m
Craghead is 6 miles north-west of Durham
south
9m
Craghead is 9 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
12m
Craghead is 12 miles west of Sunderland
north
50m
Craghead is 50 miles north of Ripon
east
50m
Craghead is 50 miles east of Carlisle
north
66m
Craghead is 66 miles north of York
north-east
72m
Craghead is 72 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
73m
Craghead is 73 miles north of Leeds
north
74m
Craghead is 74 miles north of Bradford
north
81m
Craghead is 81 miles north of Wakefield