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Where is Murton?

Murton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles east of the town of Hetton-le-Hole, six miles south of the major city of Sunderland, 106 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 234 miles north of London. Murton lies just south-east of the Tyne & Wear border. Murton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the SR7 postcode district. The post town for Murton is Seaham.

Murton on a map

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

Which county is Murton in?

Murton 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 Murton in Durham?

Murton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.

Map showing location of Murton within Durham
Location of Murton within Durham

What is the postcode for Murton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Murton is SR7 9NZ.

Where is Murton in SR7?

Murton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SR7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SR7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Murton within SR7
Location of Murton within SR7

What is the post town for Murton?

The post town for Murton is Seaham. Murton is in the SR7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Seaham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Murton?

The centre of Murton is located at position 54.81684° latitude and -1.39726° longitude.

Latitude54.81684°
Longitude-1.39726°

What is the easting and northing of Murton?

The centre of Murton is located at the grid reference easting 438831 and northing 547054 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting438831
Northing547054

What are the nearest towns to Murton?

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

east
2m
Murton is 2 miles east of Hetton-le-Hole
south-west
3m
Murton is 3 miles south-west of Seaham
south-east
4m
Murton is 4 miles south-east of Houghton-le-Spring
north-west
5m
Murton is 5 miles north-west of Peterlee
east
8m
Murton is 8 miles east of Chester-le-Street
south-east
8m
Murton is 8 miles south-east of Washington
south
9m
Murton is 9 miles south of Whitburn
north-east
11m
Murton is 11 miles north-east of Ferryhill
north
12m
Murton is 12 miles north of Sedgefield
north-east
12m
Murton is 12 miles north-east of Spennymoor

What are the nearest cities to Murton?

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

south
6m
Murton is 6 miles south of Sunderland
east
8m
Murton is 8 miles east of Durham
south-east
14m
Murton is 14 miles south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
47m
Murton is 47 miles north of Ripon
north
60m
Murton is 60 miles north of York
east
62m
Murton is 62 miles east of Carlisle
north
71m
Murton is 71 miles north of Leeds
north
72m
Murton is 72 miles north of Bradford
north-east
78m
Murton is 78 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
78m
Murton is 78 miles north of Wakefield

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