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Where is Old Thornley?

Old Thornley is located in the county of Durham, North East England, four miles west of the town of Peterlee, ten miles west of the major town of Hartlepool, 109 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 229 miles north of London. Old Thornley lies four miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Old Thornley falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH6 postcode district. The post town for Old Thornley is Durham.

Old Thornley on a map

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

Which county is Old Thornley in?

Old Thornley 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 Thornley in Durham?

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

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

What is the postcode for Old Thornley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Old Thornley is DH6 3LX.

Where is Old Thornley in DH6?

Old Thornley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Old Thornley within DH6
Location of Old Thornley within DH6

What is the post town for Old Thornley?

The post town for Old Thornley is Durham. Old Thornley is in the DH6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Old Thornley?

The centre of Old Thornley is located at position 54.73959° latitude and -1.43583° longitude.

Latitude54.73959°
Longitude-1.43583°

What is the easting and northing of Old Thornley?

The centre of Old Thornley is located at the grid reference easting 436421 and northing 538437 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting436421
Northing538437

What are the nearest towns to Old Thornley?

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

west
4m
Old Thornley is 4 miles west of Peterlee
south
6m
Old Thornley is 6 miles south of Hetton-le-Hole
north-east
6m
Old Thornley is 6 miles north-east of Ferryhill
north
6m
Old Thornley is 6 miles north of Sedgefield
north-east
7m
Old Thornley is 7 miles north-east of Spennymoor
south
7m
Old Thornley is 7 miles south of Houghton-le-Spring
south-west
8m
Old Thornley is 8 miles south-west of Seaham
west
10m
Old Thornley is 10 miles west of Hartlepool
south-east
10m
Old Thornley is 10 miles south-east of Chester-le-Street
north-east
10m
Old Thornley is 10 miles north-east of Newton Aycliffe

What are the nearest cities to Old Thornley?

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

south-east
6m
Old Thornley is 6 miles south-east of Durham
south
11m
Old Thornley is 11 miles south of Sunderland
south-east
18m
Old Thornley is 18 miles south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
42m
Old Thornley is 42 miles north of Ripon
north
56m
Old Thornley is 56 miles north of York
east
61m
Old Thornley is 61 miles east of Carlisle
north
65m
Old Thornley is 65 miles north of Leeds
north
67m
Old Thornley is 67 miles north of Bradford
north-east
73m
Old Thornley is 73 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
73m
Old Thornley is 73 miles north of Wakefield