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Where is Pelton?

Pelton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles north-west of the town of Chester-le-Street, six miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 97 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 240 miles north of London. Pelton lies roughly one mile south of the Tyne & Wear border. Pelton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH2 postcode district. The post town for Pelton is Chester le Street.

Pelton on a map

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

Which county is Pelton in?

Pelton 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 Pelton in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Pelton within Durham
Location of Pelton within Durham

What is the postcode for Pelton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Pelton is DH2 1ET.

Where is Pelton in DH2?

Pelton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Pelton within DH2
Location of Pelton within DH2

What is the post town for Pelton?

The post town for Pelton is Chester le Street. Pelton is in the DH2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester le Street.

What is the latitude and longitude of Pelton?

The centre of Pelton is located at position 54.87307° latitude and -1.60429° longitude.

Latitude54.87307°
Longitude-1.60429°

What is the easting and northing of Pelton?

The centre of Pelton is located at the grid reference easting 425492 and northing 553217 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting425492
Northing553217

What are the nearest towns to Pelton?

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

north-west
2m
Pelton is 2 miles north-west of Chester-le-Street
south-west
3m
Pelton is 3 miles south-west of Washington
east
4m
Pelton is 4 miles east of Stanley
east
6m
Pelton is 6 miles east of Annfield Plain
west
6m
Pelton is 6 miles west of Houghton-le-Spring
south-east
6m
Pelton is 6 miles south-east of Whickham
south
6m
Pelton is 6 miles south of Gateshead
north-west
7m
Pelton is 7 miles north-west of Hetton-le-Hole
south-east
8m
Pelton is 8 miles south-east of Blaydon
south-west
8m
Pelton is 8 miles south-west of Hebburn

What are the nearest cities to Pelton?

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

north
7m
Pelton is 7 miles north of Durham
south
7m
Pelton is 7 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
9m
Pelton is 9 miles west of Sunderland
north
51m
Pelton is 51 miles north of Ripon
east
53m
Pelton is 53 miles east of Carlisle
north
66m
Pelton is 66 miles north of York
north
74m
Pelton is 74 miles north of Leeds
north-east
75m
Pelton is 75 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
75m
Pelton is 75 miles north of Bradford
north
82m
Pelton is 82 miles north of Wakefield