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Where is Lonton?

Lonton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, eight miles north-west of the town of Barnard Castle, 22 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 102 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 222 miles north of Cardiff, and 229 miles north of London. Lonton lies seven miles east of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Lonton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Lonton is Barnard Castle.

Lonton on a map

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

Which county is Lonton in?

Lonton 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 Lonton in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Lonton within Durham
Location of Lonton within Durham

What is the postcode for Lonton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lonton is DL12 0NG.

Where is Lonton in DL12?

Lonton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lonton within DL12
Location of Lonton within DL12

What is the post town for Lonton?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Lonton?

The centre of Lonton is located at position 54.61635° latitude and -2.07916° longitude.

Latitude54.61635°
Longitude-2.07916°

What is the easting and northing of Lonton?

The centre of Lonton is located at the grid reference easting 394986 and northing 524580 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting394986
Northing524580

What are the nearest towns to Lonton?

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

north-west
8m
Lonton is 8 miles north-west of Barnard Castle
south
10m
Lonton is 10 miles south of Stanhope
south-west
11m
Lonton is 11 miles south-west of Wolsingham
south-west
14m
Lonton is 14 miles south-west of Tow Law
north-east
15m
Lonton is 15 miles north-east of Kirkby Stephen
south-west
15m
Lonton is 15 miles south-west of Crook
west
16m
Lonton is 16 miles west of Bishop Auckland
east
17m
Lonton is 17 miles east of Appleby-in-Westmorland
south-west
17m
Lonton is 17 miles south-west of Willington
west
18m
Lonton is 18 miles west of Shildon

What are the nearest cities to Lonton?

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

south-west
23m
Lonton is 23 miles south-west of Durham
south-west
31m
Lonton is 31 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
34m
Lonton is 34 miles south-west of Sunderland
south-east
39m
Lonton is 39 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-west
40m
Lonton is 40 miles north-west of Ripon
north-east
49m
Lonton is 49 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
59m
Lonton is 59 miles north of Bradford
north
60m
Lonton is 60 miles north of Leeds
north-west
61m
Lonton is 61 miles north-west of York
north-east
64m
Lonton is 64 miles north-east of Preston