Easington is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles north of the town of Peterlee, eight miles south of the major city of Sunderland, 108 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 232 miles north of London. Easington lies three miles south-east of the Tyne & Wear border. Easington falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the SR8 postcode district. The post town for Easington is Peterlee.
Easington is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Easington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Easington is SR8 3AS.
Easington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SR8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SR8 postcode district.
The post town for Easington is Peterlee. Easington is in the SR8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterlee.
The centre of Easington is located at position 54.78539° latitude and -1.35228° longitude.
Latitude | 54.78539° |
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Longitude | -1.35228° |
The centre of Easington is located at the grid reference easting 441753 and northing 543580 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 441753 |
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Northing | 543580 |
Position of Easington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Easington to the centre of the town.
Position of Easington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Easington to the centre of the city.