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Where is Holwick?

Holwick is located in the county of Durham, North East England, nine miles south-west of the town of Stanhope, 25 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 222 miles north of Cardiff, and 232 miles north of London. Holwick lies six miles east of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Holwick falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Holwick is Barnard Castle.

Holwick on a map

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

Which county is Holwick in?

Holwick is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of County Durham.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyCounty Durham

Where is Holwick in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Holwick within Durham
Location of Holwick within Durham

What is the postcode for Holwick?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Holwick is DL12 0NP.

Where is Holwick in DL12?

Holwick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Holwick within DL12
Location of Holwick within DL12

What is the post town for Holwick?

The post town for Holwick is Barnard Castle. Holwick is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Holwick?

The centre of Holwick is located at position 54.63841° latitude and -2.15075° longitude.

Latitude54.63841°
Longitude-2.15075°

What is the easting and northing of Holwick?

The centre of Holwick is located at the grid reference easting 390368 and northing 527043 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting390368
Northing527043

What are the nearest towns to Holwick?

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

south-west
9m
Holwick is 9 miles south-west of Stanhope
north-west
11m
Holwick is 11 miles north-west of Barnard Castle
south-west
12m
Holwick is 12 miles south-west of Wolsingham
north-east
14m
Holwick is 14 miles north-east of Kirkby Stephen
east
14m
Holwick is 14 miles east of Appleby-in-Westmorland
south-west
15m
Holwick is 15 miles south-west of Tow Law
south-east
17m
Holwick is 17 miles south-east of Alston
west
17m
Holwick is 17 miles west of Crook
west
19m
Holwick is 19 miles west of Willington
west
19m
Holwick is 19 miles west of Bishop Auckland

What are the nearest cities to Holwick?

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

south-west
25m
Holwick is 25 miles south-west of Durham
south-west
32m
Holwick is 32 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
36m
Holwick is 36 miles south-west of Sunderland
south-east
36m
Holwick is 36 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-west
43m
Holwick is 43 miles north-west of Ripon
north-east
48m
Holwick is 48 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
61m
Holwick is 61 miles north of Bradford
north-west
63m
Holwick is 63 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
64m
Holwick is 64 miles north-west of York
north
65m
Holwick is 65 miles north of Preston