Beamish 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, 96 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 241 miles north of London. Beamish lies just south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Beamish falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH9 postcode district. The post town for Beamish is Stanley.
Beamish 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 |
Beamish 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 Beamish is DH9 0QX.
Beamish 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.
The post town for Beamish is Stanley. Beamish is in the DH9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stanley.
The centre of Beamish is located at position 54.87608° latitude and -1.65029° longitude.
Latitude | 54.87608° |
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Longitude | -1.65029° |
The centre of Beamish is located at the grid reference easting 422538 and northing 553536 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 422538 |
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Northing | 553536 |
Position of Beamish relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Beamish to the centre of the town.
Position of Beamish relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Beamish to the centre of the city.