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Where is Allensford?

Allensford is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles west of the town of Consett, 13 miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 92 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 239 miles north of Cardiff, and 241 miles north of London. Allensford lies just south of the Northumberland border. Allensford falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH8 postcode district.

Allensford on a map

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

Which county is Allensford in?

Allensford 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 Allensford in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Allensford within Durham
Location of Allensford within Durham

What is the postcode for Allensford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Allensford is DH8 9BA.

Where is Allensford in DH8?

Allensford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Allensford within DH8
Location of Allensford within DH8

What is the latitude and longitude of Allensford?

The centre of Allensford is located at position 54.84621° latitude and -1.88001° longitude.

Latitude54.84621°
Longitude-1.88001°

What is the easting and northing of Allensford?

The centre of Allensford is located at the grid reference easting 407803 and northing 550163 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting407803
Northing550163

What are the nearest towns to Allensford?

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

west
2m
Allensford is 2 miles west of Consett
west
6m
Allensford is 6 miles west of Annfield Plain
north
7m
Allensford is 7 miles north of Tow Law
west
8m
Allensford is 8 miles west of Stanley
south
8m
Allensford is 8 miles south of Prudhoe
north
8m
Allensford is 8 miles north of Wolsingham
north-east
9m
Allensford is 9 miles north-east of Stanhope
south-west
10m
Allensford is 10 miles south-west of Ryton
south-east
10m
Allensford is 10 miles south-east of Corbridge
south-west
11m
Allensford is 11 miles south-west of Blaydon

What are the nearest cities to Allensford?

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

west
13m
Allensford is 13 miles west of Durham
south-west
14m
Allensford is 14 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
20m
Allensford is 20 miles west of Sunderland
east
42m
Allensford is 42 miles east of Carlisle
north
51m
Allensford is 51 miles north of Ripon
north-east
66m
Allensford is 66 miles north-east of Lancaster
north-west
69m
Allensford is 69 miles north-west of York
north
73m
Allensford is 73 miles north of Bradford
north
74m
Allensford is 74 miles north of Leeds
north
82m
Allensford is 82 miles north of Wakefield