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Where is Binchester?

Binchester is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles north-east of the town of Bishop Auckland, 12 miles north of the major town of Darlington, 107 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 228 miles north of London. Binchester falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL14 postcode district. The post town for Binchester is Bishop Auckland.

Binchester on a map

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

Which county is Binchester in?

Binchester 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 Binchester in Durham?

Binchester is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Binchester within Durham
Location of Binchester within Durham

What is the postcode for Binchester?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Binchester is DL14 8AY.

Where is Binchester in DL14?

Binchester is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Binchester within DL14
Location of Binchester within DL14

What is the post town for Binchester?

The post town for Binchester is Bishop Auckland. Binchester is in the DL14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Binchester?

The centre of Binchester is located at position 54.68438° latitude and -1.64627° longitude.

Latitude54.68438°
Longitude-1.64627°

What is the easting and northing of Binchester?

The centre of Binchester is located at the grid reference easting 422903 and northing 532206 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting422903
Northing532206

What are the nearest towns to Binchester?

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

north-east
2m
Binchester is 2 miles north-east of Bishop Auckland
south-west
2m
Binchester is 2 miles south-west of Spennymoor
south-east
3m
Binchester is 3 miles south-east of Willington
north
3m
Binchester is 3 miles north of Shildon
west
4m
Binchester is 4 miles west of Ferryhill
south-east
5m
Binchester is 5 miles south-east of Crook
north-west
5m
Binchester is 5 miles north-west of Newton Aycliffe
south-east
8m
Binchester is 8 miles south-east of Tow Law
west
8m
Binchester is 8 miles west of Sedgefield
east
10m
Binchester is 10 miles east of Wolsingham

What are the nearest cities to Binchester?

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

south
7m
Binchester is 7 miles south of Durham
south-west
18m
Binchester is 18 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
20m
Binchester is 20 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
38m
Binchester is 38 miles north of Ripon
east
53m
Binchester is 53 miles east of Carlisle
north-west
55m
Binchester is 55 miles north-west of York
north
61m
Binchester is 61 miles north of Leeds
north
62m
Binchester is 62 miles north of Bradford
north-east
64m
Binchester is 64 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
69m
Binchester is 69 miles north of Wakefield