Houghton-le-Spring is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles north-west of the town of Hetton-le-Hole, five miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 102 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 237 miles north of London. Houghton-le-Spring lies roughly one mile north-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. Houghton-le-Spring falls within the metropolitan district council of Sunderland. It is in the DH4 postcode district. The post town for Houghton-le-Spring is Houghton le Spring.
Houghton-le-Spring is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.
Ceremonial County | Tyne & Wear |
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Historic County | Durham |
Houghton-le-Spring is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Houghton-le-Spring is DH4 4BH.
Houghton-le-Spring is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH4 postcode district.
The post town for Houghton-le-Spring is Houghton le Spring. Houghton-le-Spring is in the DH4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Houghton le Spring.
The centre of Houghton-le-Spring is located at position 54.84405° latitude and -1.4716° longitude.
Latitude | 54.84405° |
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Longitude | -1.4716° |
The centre of Houghton-le-Spring is located at the grid reference easting 434031 and northing 550043 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 434031 |
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Northing | 550043 |
Position of Houghton-le-Spring relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton-le-Spring to the centre of the town.
Position of Houghton-le-Spring relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton-le-Spring to the centre of the city.