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Where is Raby?

Raby is located in the county of Durham, North East England, six miles north-east of the town of Barnard Castle, 11 miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 109 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 223 miles north of Cardiff, and 224 miles north of London. Raby lies four miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Raby falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Raby is Darlington.

Raby on a map

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

Which county is Raby in?

Raby 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 Raby in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Raby within Durham
Location of Raby within Durham

What is the postcode for Raby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Raby is DL2 3AF.

Where is Raby in DL2?

Raby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Raby within DL2
Location of Raby within DL2

What is the post town for Raby?

The post town for Raby is Darlington. Raby is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Raby?

The centre of Raby is located at position 54.59258° latitude and -1.80104° longitude.

Latitude54.59258°
Longitude-1.80104°

What is the easting and northing of Raby?

The centre of Raby is located at the grid reference easting 412954 and northing 521951 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting412954
Northing521951

What are the nearest towns to Raby?

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

north-east
6m
Raby is 6 miles north-east of Barnard Castle
south-west
7m
Raby is 7 miles south-west of Shildon
south-west
7m
Raby is 7 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland
south
9m
Raby is 9 miles south of Crook
south-west
9m
Raby is 9 miles south-west of Willington
west
9m
Raby is 9 miles west of Newton Aycliffe
south
10m
Raby is 10 miles south of Wolsingham
south-west
11m
Raby is 11 miles south-west of Spennymoor
south
11m
Raby is 11 miles south of Tow Law
north-west
11m
Raby is 11 miles north-west of Darlington

What are the nearest cities to Raby?

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

south-west
16m
Raby is 16 miles south-west of Durham
south-west
27m
Raby is 27 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
28m
Raby is 28 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
34m
Raby is 34 miles north of Ripon
south-east
50m
Raby is 50 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-west
52m
Raby is 52 miles north-west of York
north-east
55m
Raby is 55 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
55m
Raby is 55 miles north of Bradford
north
56m
Raby is 56 miles north of Leeds
north
64m
Raby is 64 miles north of Wakefield