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Where is East Rainton?

East Rainton is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, one mile west of the town of Hetton-le-Hole, seven miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 103 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 235 miles north of London. East Rainton lies just north-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. East Rainton falls within the metropolitan district council of Sunderland. It is in the DH5 postcode district. The post town for East Rainton is Houghton le Spring.

East Rainton on a map

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

Which county is East Rainton in?

East Rainton is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyDurham

Where is East Rainton in Tyne & Wear?

East Rainton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.

Map showing location of East Rainton within Tyne & Wear
Location of East Rainton within Tyne & Wear

What is the postcode for East Rainton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of East Rainton is DH5 9QP.

Where is East Rainton in DH5?

East Rainton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DH5 postcode district.

Map showing location of East Rainton within DH5
Location of East Rainton within DH5

What is the post town for East Rainton?

The post town for East Rainton is Houghton le Spring. East Rainton is in the DH5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Houghton le Spring.

What is the latitude and longitude of East Rainton?

The centre of East Rainton is located at position 54.82427° latitude and -1.47986° longitude.

Latitude54.82427°
Longitude-1.47986°

What is the easting and northing of East Rainton?

The centre of East Rainton is located at the grid reference easting 433517 and northing 547838 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting433517
Northing547838

What are the nearest towns to East Rainton?

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

west
1m
East Rainton is 1 mile west of Hetton-le-Hole
south
1m
East Rainton is 1 mile south of Houghton-le-Spring
south-east
4m
East Rainton is 4 miles south-east of Chester-le-Street
south-east
6m
East Rainton is 6 miles south-east of Washington
west
6m
East Rainton is 6 miles west of Seaham
north-west
7m
East Rainton is 7 miles north-west of Peterlee
east
9m
East Rainton is 9 miles east of Stanley
north
10m
East Rainton is 10 miles north of Ferryhill
south-west
10m
East Rainton is 10 miles south-west of Whitburn
north-east
10m
East Rainton is 10 miles north-east of Spennymoor

What are the nearest cities to East Rainton?

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

north-east
5m
East Rainton is 5 miles north-east of Durham
south-west
7m
East Rainton is 7 miles south-west of Sunderland
south-east
12m
East Rainton is 12 miles south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
48m
East Rainton is 48 miles north of Ripon
east
58m
East Rainton is 58 miles east of Carlisle
north
62m
East Rainton is 62 miles north of York
north
71m
East Rainton is 71 miles north of Leeds
north
72m
East Rainton is 72 miles north of Bradford
north-east
76m
East Rainton is 76 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
79m
East Rainton is 79 miles north of Wakefield