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Where is Old Durham?

Old Durham is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile east of the city of Durham, 11 miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 104 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 233 miles north of London. Old Durham lies three miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Old Durham falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH1 postcode district. The post town for Old Durham is Durham.

Old Durham on a map

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

Which county is Old Durham in?

Old Durham 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 Old Durham in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Old Durham within Durham
Location of Old Durham within Durham

What is the postcode for Old Durham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Old Durham is DH1 2RY.

Where is Old Durham in DH1?

Old Durham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Old Durham within DH1
Location of Old Durham within DH1

What is the post town for Old Durham?

The post town for Old Durham is Durham. Old Durham is in the DH1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Old Durham?

The centre of Old Durham is located at position 54.77159° latitude and -1.5534° longitude.

Latitude54.77159°
Longitude-1.5534°

What is the easting and northing of Old Durham?

The centre of Old Durham is located at the grid reference easting 428829 and northing 541943 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting428829
Northing541943

What are the nearest towns to Old Durham?

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

south-west
5m
Old Durham is 5 miles south-west of Hetton-le-Hole
north
5m
Old Durham is 5 miles north of Spennymoor
north
6m
Old Durham is 6 miles north of Ferryhill
south-west
6m
Old Durham is 6 miles south-west of Houghton-le-Spring
south
6m
Old Durham is 6 miles south of Chester-le-Street
north-east
7m
Old Durham is 7 miles north-east of Willington
north-east
9m
Old Durham is 9 miles north-east of Crook
west
9m
Old Durham is 9 miles west of Peterlee
south
9m
Old Durham is 9 miles south of Washington
south-east
9m
Old Durham is 9 miles south-east of Stanley

What are the nearest cities to Old Durham?

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

east
1m
Old Durham is 1 mile east of Durham
south-west
11m
Old Durham is 11 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
14m
Old Durham is 14 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
44m
Old Durham is 44 miles north of Ripon
east
56m
Old Durham is 56 miles east of Carlisle
north
59m
Old Durham is 59 miles north of York
north
67m
Old Durham is 67 miles north of Leeds
north
68m
Old Durham is 68 miles north of Bradford
north-east
71m
Old Durham is 71 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
75m
Old Durham is 75 miles north of Wakefield