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Where is Eldon?

Eldon is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile north of the town of Shildon, nine miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 109 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 225 miles north of London. Eldon falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL14 postcode district. The post town for Eldon is Bishop Auckland.

Eldon on a map

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

Which county is Eldon in?

Eldon 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 Eldon in Durham?

Eldon 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 Eldon within Durham
Location of Eldon within Durham

What is the postcode for Eldon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Eldon is DL14 8XD.

Where is Eldon in DL14?

Eldon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Eldon within DL14
Location of Eldon within DL14

What is the post town for Eldon?

The post town for Eldon is Bishop Auckland. Eldon is in the DL14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Eldon?

The centre of Eldon is located at position 54.64423° latitude and -1.6401° longitude.

Latitude54.64423°
Longitude-1.6401°

What is the easting and northing of Eldon?

The centre of Eldon is located at the grid reference easting 423324 and northing 527739 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting423324
Northing527739

What are the nearest towns to Eldon?

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

north
1m
Eldon is 1 mile north of Shildon
south-east
2m
Eldon is 2 miles south-east of Bishop Auckland
north-west
3m
Eldon is 3 miles north-west of Newton Aycliffe
south
4m
Eldon is 4 miles south of Spennymoor
south-west
5m
Eldon is 5 miles south-west of Ferryhill
south-east
5m
Eldon is 5 miles south-east of Willington
south-east
6m
Eldon is 6 miles south-east of Crook
west
8m
Eldon is 8 miles west of Sedgefield
north-west
9m
Eldon is 9 miles north-west of Darlington
south-east
10m
Eldon is 10 miles south-east of Tow Law

What are the nearest cities to Eldon?

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

south
10m
Eldon is 10 miles south of Durham
south-west
21m
Eldon is 21 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
23m
Eldon is 23 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
35m
Eldon is 35 miles north of Ripon
north-west
52m
Eldon is 52 miles north-west of York
east
54m
Eldon is 54 miles east of Carlisle
north
58m
Eldon is 58 miles north of Leeds
north
59m
Eldon is 59 miles north of Bradford
north-east
62m
Eldon is 62 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
67m
Eldon is 67 miles north of Wakefield