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Where is Briscoe?

Briscoe is located in the county of Durham, North East England, five miles west of the town of Barnard Castle, 20 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 106 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 219 miles north of Cardiff, and 226 miles north of London. Briscoe lies six miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Briscoe falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Briscoe is Barnard Castle.

Briscoe on a map

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

Which county is Briscoe in?

Briscoe is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of County Durham.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyCounty Durham

Where is Briscoe in Durham?

Briscoe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.

Map showing location of Briscoe within Durham
Location of Briscoe within Durham

What is the postcode for Briscoe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Briscoe is DL12 9UL.

Where is Briscoe in DL12?

Briscoe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Briscoe within DL12
Location of Briscoe within DL12

What is the post town for Briscoe?

The post town for Briscoe is Barnard Castle. Briscoe is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Briscoe?

The centre of Briscoe is located at position 54.57049° latitude and -2.03629° longitude.

Latitude54.57049°
Longitude-2.03629°

What is the easting and northing of Briscoe?

The centre of Briscoe is located at the grid reference easting 397752 and northing 519475 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting397752
Northing519475

What are the nearest towns to Briscoe?

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

west
5m
Briscoe is 5 miles west of Barnard Castle
south
12m
Briscoe is 12 miles south of Stanhope
south-west
13m
Briscoe is 13 miles south-west of Wolsingham
north-east
14m
Briscoe is 14 miles north-east of Kirkby Stephen
south-west
15m
Briscoe is 15 miles south-west of Tow Law
south-west
15m
Briscoe is 15 miles south-west of Crook
south-west
16m
Briscoe is 16 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland
west
16m
Briscoe is 16 miles west of Shildon
north-west
17m
Briscoe is 17 miles north-west of Richmond
south-west
17m
Briscoe is 17 miles south-west of Willington

What are the nearest cities to Briscoe?

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

south-west
23m
Briscoe is 23 miles south-west of Durham
south-west
33m
Briscoe is 33 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
35m
Briscoe is 35 miles south-west of Sunderland
north-west
36m
Briscoe is 36 miles north-west of Ripon
south-east
42m
Briscoe is 42 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-east
48m
Briscoe is 48 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
55m
Briscoe is 55 miles north of Bradford
north
57m
Briscoe is 57 miles north of Leeds
north-west
57m
Briscoe is 57 miles north-west of York
north-east
62m
Briscoe is 62 miles north-east of Preston