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Where is Houghton-le-Side?

Houghton-le-Side is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles south of the town of Shildon, six miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 112 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 222 miles north of London. Houghton-le-Side lies four miles north of the North Yorkshire border. Houghton-le-Side falls within the unitary authority of Darlington. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Houghton-le-Side is Darlington.

Houghton-le-Side on a map

Map showing extent of Houghton-le-Side as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Houghton-le-Side
Map showing location of Houghton-le-Side within the UK
Location of Houghton-le-Side within the UK

Which county is Houghton-le-Side in?

Houghton-le-Side is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of Darlington.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyDurham
Administrative CountyDarlington

Where is Houghton-le-Side in Durham?

Houghton-le-Side is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Houghton-le-Side within Durham
Location of Houghton-le-Side within Durham

What is the postcode for Houghton-le-Side?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Houghton-le-Side is DL2 2XH.

Where is Houghton-le-Side in DL2?

Houghton-le-Side is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Houghton-le-Side within DL2
Location of Houghton-le-Side within DL2

What is the post town for Houghton-le-Side?

The post town for Houghton-le-Side is Darlington. Houghton-le-Side is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Houghton-le-Side?

The centre of Houghton-le-Side is located at position 54.59086° latitude and -1.65444° longitude.

Latitude54.59086°
Longitude-1.65444°

What is the easting and northing of Houghton-le-Side?

The centre of Houghton-le-Side is located at the grid reference easting 422428 and northing 521795 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting422428
Northing521795

What are the nearest towns to Houghton-le-Side?

Position of Houghton-le-Side relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton-le-Side to the centre of the town.

south
3m
Houghton-le-Side is 3 miles south of Shildon
south-west
4m
Houghton-le-Side is 4 miles south-west of Newton Aycliffe
south
5m
Houghton-le-Side is 5 miles south of Bishop Auckland
north-west
6m
Houghton-le-Side is 6 miles north-west of Darlington
south
8m
Houghton-le-Side is 8 miles south of Spennymoor
south-west
8m
Houghton-le-Side is 8 miles south-west of Ferryhill
south
8m
Houghton-le-Side is 8 miles south of Willington
south-west
9m
Houghton-le-Side is 9 miles south-west of Sedgefield
south-east
9m
Houghton-le-Side is 9 miles south-east of Crook
east
11m
Houghton-le-Side is 11 miles east of Barnard Castle

What are the nearest cities to Houghton-le-Side?

Position of Houghton-le-Side relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton-le-Side to the centre of the city.

south
13m
Houghton-le-Side is 13 miles south of Durham
south-west
24m
Houghton-le-Side is 24 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
27m
Houghton-le-Side is 27 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
32m
Houghton-le-Side is 32 miles north of Ripon
north-west
49m
Houghton-le-Side is 49 miles north-west of York
north
55m
Houghton-le-Side is 55 miles north of Leeds
east
55m
Houghton-le-Side is 55 miles east of Carlisle
north
55m
Houghton-le-Side is 55 miles north of Bradford
north-east
60m
Houghton-le-Side is 60 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
63m
Houghton-le-Side is 63 miles north of Wakefield