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Where is Ruffside?

Ruffside is located in the county of Durham, North East England, seven miles west of the town of Consett, 18 miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 89 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 239 miles north of Cardiff, and 244 miles north of London. Ruffside lies just south of the Northumberland border. Ruffside falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH8 postcode district.

Ruffside on a map

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

Which county is Ruffside in?

Ruffside 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 Ruffside in Durham?

Ruffside is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.

Map showing location of Ruffside within Durham
Location of Ruffside within Durham

What is the postcode for Ruffside?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ruffside is DH8 9TY.

Where is Ruffside in DH8?

Ruffside is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ruffside within DH8
Location of Ruffside within DH8

What is the latitude and longitude of Ruffside?

The centre of Ruffside is located at position 54.8607° latitude and -2.01311° longitude.

Latitude54.8607°
Longitude-2.01311°

What is the easting and northing of Ruffside?

The centre of Ruffside is located at the grid reference easting 399257 and northing 551768 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting399257
Northing551768

What are the nearest towns to Ruffside?

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

west
7m
Ruffside is 7 miles west of Consett
north
8m
Ruffside is 8 miles north of Stanhope
south
8m
Ruffside is 8 miles south of Corbridge
south-east
8m
Ruffside is 8 miles south-east of Hexham
south-west
9m
Ruffside is 9 miles south-west of Prudhoe
north-west
10m
Ruffside is 10 miles north-west of Wolsingham
west
11m
Ruffside is 11 miles west of Annfield Plain
north-west
11m
Ruffside is 11 miles north-west of Tow Law
south-west
13m
Ruffside is 13 miles south-west of Ryton
west
13m
Ruffside is 13 miles west of Stanley

What are the nearest cities to Ruffside?

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

south-west
18m
Ruffside is 18 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
18m
Ruffside is 18 miles west of Durham
west
25m
Ruffside is 25 miles west of Sunderland
east
37m
Ruffside is 37 miles east of Carlisle
north
54m
Ruffside is 54 miles north of Ripon
north-east
64m
Ruffside is 64 miles north-east of Lancaster
north-west
73m
Ruffside is 73 miles north-west of York
north
75m
Ruffside is 75 miles north of Bradford
north
76m
Ruffside is 76 miles north of Leeds
north
81m
Ruffside is 81 miles north of Preston