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 is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Briscoe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Briscoe is DL12 9UL.
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.
The post town for Briscoe is Barnard Castle. Briscoe is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Briscoe is located at position 54.57049° latitude and -2.03629° longitude.
Latitude | 54.57049° |
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Longitude | -2.03629° |
The centre of Briscoe is located at the grid reference easting 397752 and northing 519475 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 397752 |
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Northing | 519475 |
Position of Briscoe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Briscoe to the centre of the town.
Position of Briscoe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Briscoe to the centre of the city.