Bolam is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles south-west of the town of Shildon, eight miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 111 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 223 miles north of London. Bolam lies four miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Bolam falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Bolam is Darlington.
Bolam 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 |
Bolam is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bolam is DL2 2UW.
Bolam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL2 postcode district.
The post town for Bolam is Darlington. Bolam is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.
The centre of Bolam is located at position 54.59872° latitude and -1.69353° longitude.
Latitude | 54.59872° |
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Longitude | -1.69353° |
The centre of Bolam is located at the grid reference easting 419898 and northing 522659 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 419898 |
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Northing | 522659 |
Position of Bolam relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bolam to the centre of the town.
Position of Bolam relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bolam to the centre of the city.