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Where is Thwaite?

Thwaite is located in the county of Durham, North East England, four miles south of the town of Barnard Castle, 16 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 112 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 215 miles north of Cardiff, and 220 miles north of London. Thwaite lies three miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Thwaite falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Thwaite is Barnard Castle.

Thwaite on a map

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

Which county is Thwaite in?

Thwaite is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of County Durham.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyCounty Durham

Where is Thwaite in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Thwaite within Durham
Location of Thwaite within Durham

What is the postcode for Thwaite?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Thwaite is DL12 9SY.

Where is Thwaite in DL12?

Thwaite is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Thwaite within DL12
Location of Thwaite within DL12

What is the post town for Thwaite?

The post town for Thwaite is Barnard Castle. Thwaite is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Thwaite?

The centre of Thwaite is located at position 54.49806° latitude and -1.94638° longitude.

Latitude54.49806°
Longitude-1.94638°

What is the easting and northing of Thwaite?

The centre of Thwaite is located at the grid reference easting 403571 and northing 511416 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting403571
Northing511416

What are the nearest towns to Thwaite?

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

south
4m
Thwaite is 4 miles south of Barnard Castle
north-west
11m
Thwaite is 11 miles north-west of Richmond
north
14m
Thwaite is 14 miles north of Leyburn
south-west
15m
Thwaite is 15 miles south-west of Shildon
south-west
16m
Thwaite is 16 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland
north
16m
Thwaite is 16 miles north of Middleham
west
16m
Thwaite is 16 miles west of Darlington
south
16m
Thwaite is 16 miles south of Wolsingham
east
16m
Thwaite is 16 miles east of Kirkby Stephen
south-west
17m
Thwaite is 17 miles south-west of Crook

What are the nearest cities to Thwaite?

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

south-west
24m
Thwaite is 24 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
30m
Thwaite is 30 miles north-west of Ripon
south
36m
Thwaite is 36 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
36m
Thwaite is 36 miles south-west of Sunderland
north-east
46m
Thwaite is 46 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-east
48m
Thwaite is 48 miles south-east of Carlisle
north
50m
Thwaite is 50 miles north of Bradford
north
51m
Thwaite is 51 miles north of Leeds
north-west
51m
Thwaite is 51 miles north-west of York
north
59m
Thwaite is 59 miles north of Wakefield