Alum Waters is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles west of the city of Durham, 13 miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 102 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 233 miles north of London. Alum Waters lies six miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Alum Waters falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH7 postcode district. The post town for Alum Waters is Durham.
Alum Waters is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Alum Waters is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Alum Waters is DH7 7JL.
Alum Waters is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH7 postcode district.
The post town for Alum Waters is Durham. Alum Waters is in the DH7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.
The centre of Alum Waters is located at position 54.76753° latitude and -1.63665° longitude.
Latitude | 54.76753° |
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Longitude | -1.63665° |
The centre of Alum Waters is located at the grid reference easting 423476 and northing 541460 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 423476 |
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Northing | 541460 |
Position of Alum Waters relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Alum Waters to the centre of the town.
Position of Alum Waters relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Alum Waters to the centre of the city.