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Where is West Pelton?

West Pelton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles east of the town of Stanley, six miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 97 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 240 miles north of London. West Pelton lies just south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. West Pelton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH9 postcode district. The post town for West Pelton is Stanley.

West Pelton on a map

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

Which county is West Pelton in?

West 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 West Pelton in Durham?

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

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

What is the postcode for West Pelton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Pelton is DH9 6SG.

Where is West Pelton in DH9?

West Pelton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH9 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Pelton within DH9
Location of West Pelton within DH9

What is the post town for West Pelton?

The post town for West Pelton is Stanley. West Pelton is in the DH9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stanley.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Pelton?

The centre of West Pelton is located at position 54.86992° latitude and -1.64166° longitude.

Latitude54.86992°
Longitude-1.64166°

What is the easting and northing of West Pelton?

The centre of West Pelton is located at the grid reference easting 423095 and northing 552853 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting423095
Northing552853

What are the nearest towns to West Pelton?

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

east
2m
West Pelton is 2 miles east of Stanley
west
3m
West Pelton is 3 miles west of Chester-le-Street
east
4m
West Pelton is 4 miles east of Annfield Plain
south-west
5m
West Pelton is 5 miles south-west of Washington
south
5m
West Pelton is 5 miles south of Whickham
south
6m
West Pelton is 6 miles south of Gateshead
west
7m
West Pelton is 7 miles west of Houghton-le-Spring
south-east
7m
West Pelton is 7 miles south-east of Blaydon
east
8m
West Pelton is 8 miles east of Consett
north-west
8m
West Pelton is 8 miles north-west of Hetton-le-Hole

What are the nearest cities to West Pelton?

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

north
7m
West Pelton is 7 miles north of Durham
south
8m
West Pelton is 8 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
11m
West Pelton is 11 miles west of Sunderland
north
51m
West Pelton is 51 miles north of Ripon
east
52m
West Pelton is 52 miles east of Carlisle
north
67m
West Pelton is 67 miles north of York
north-east
74m
West Pelton is 74 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
74m
West Pelton is 74 miles north of Leeds
north
75m
West Pelton is 75 miles north of Bradford
north
82m
West Pelton is 82 miles north of Wakefield