Philadelphia is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles north of the town of Houghton-le-Spring, five miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 101 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 238 miles north of London. Philadelphia lies roughly one mile north-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. Philadelphia falls within the metropolitan district council of Sunderland. It is in the DH4 postcode district. The post town for Philadelphia is Houghton le Spring.
Philadelphia is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.
Ceremonial County | Tyne & Wear |
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Historic County | Durham |
Philadelphia is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Philadelphia is DH4 4LB.
Philadelphia is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DH4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH4 postcode district.
The post town for Philadelphia is Houghton le Spring. Philadelphia is in the DH4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Houghton le Spring.
The centre of Philadelphia is located at position 54.86496° latitude and -1.48307° longitude.
Latitude | 54.86496° |
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Longitude | -1.48307° |
The centre of Philadelphia is located at the grid reference easting 433277 and northing 552364 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 433277 |
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Northing | 552364 |
Position of Philadelphia relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Philadelphia to the centre of the town.
Position of Philadelphia relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Philadelphia to the centre of the city.