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Where is Esh?

Esh is located in the county of Durham, North East England, five miles west of the city of Durham, 12 miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 236 miles north of London. Esh lies six miles south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Esh falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH7 postcode district. The post town for Esh is Durham.

Esh on a map

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

Which county is Esh in?

Esh 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 Esh in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Esh within Durham
Location of Esh within Durham

What is the postcode for Esh?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Esh is DH7 9QY.

Where is Esh in DH7?

Esh is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Esh within DH7
Location of Esh within DH7

What is the post town for Esh?

The post town for Esh is Durham. Esh is in the DH7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Esh?

The centre of Esh is located at position 54.79095° latitude and -1.69692° longitude.

Latitude54.79095°
Longitude-1.69692°

What is the easting and northing of Esh?

The centre of Esh is located at the grid reference easting 419587 and northing 544049 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting419587
Northing544049

What are the nearest towns to Esh?

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

south
5m
Esh is 5 miles south of Annfield Plain
north
6m
Esh is 6 miles north of Willington
north-east
6m
Esh is 6 miles north-east of Tow Law
south
6m
Esh is 6 miles south of Stanley
north
6m
Esh is 6 miles north of Crook
south-west
7m
Esh is 7 miles south-west of Chester-le-Street
south-east
7m
Esh is 7 miles south-east of Consett
north-west
7m
Esh is 7 miles north-west of Spennymoor
north-east
9m
Esh is 9 miles north-east of Wolsingham
north
9m
Esh is 9 miles north of Bishop Auckland

What are the nearest cities to Esh?

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

west
5m
Esh is 5 miles west of Durham
south
13m
Esh is 13 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
15m
Esh is 15 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
46m
Esh is 46 miles north of Ripon
east
50m
Esh is 50 miles east of Carlisle
north-west
62m
Esh is 62 miles north-west of York
north-east
68m
Esh is 68 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
69m
Esh is 69 miles north of Leeds
north
69m
Esh is 69 miles north of Bradford
north
77m
Esh is 77 miles north of Wakefield