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Where is Butterknowle?

Butterknowle is located in the county of Durham, North East England, six miles north-east of the town of Barnard Castle, 13 miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 106 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 225 miles north of Cardiff, and 226 miles north of London. Butterknowle lies seven miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Butterknowle falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL13 postcode district. The post town for Butterknowle is Bishop Auckland.

Butterknowle on a map

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

Which county is Butterknowle in?

Butterknowle 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 Butterknowle in Durham?

Butterknowle 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 Butterknowle within Durham
Location of Butterknowle within Durham

What is the postcode for Butterknowle?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Butterknowle is DL13 5PA.

Where is Butterknowle in DL13?

Butterknowle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Butterknowle within DL13
Location of Butterknowle within DL13

What is the post town for Butterknowle?

The post town for Butterknowle is Bishop Auckland. Butterknowle is in the DL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Butterknowle?

The centre of Butterknowle is located at position 54.62614° latitude and -1.83417° longitude.

Latitude54.62614°
Longitude-1.83417°

What is the easting and northing of Butterknowle?

The centre of Butterknowle is located at the grid reference easting 410805 and northing 525679 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting410805
Northing525679

What are the nearest towns to Butterknowle?

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

north-east
6m
Butterknowle is 6 miles north-east of Barnard Castle
south-west
7m
Butterknowle is 7 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland
south-west
7m
Butterknowle is 7 miles south-west of Crook
south
7m
Butterknowle is 7 miles south of Wolsingham
west
8m
Butterknowle is 8 miles west of Shildon
south-west
8m
Butterknowle is 8 miles south-west of Willington
south
8m
Butterknowle is 8 miles south of Tow Law
south-west
10m
Butterknowle is 10 miles south-west of Spennymoor
west
11m
Butterknowle is 11 miles west of Newton Aycliffe
south-east
11m
Butterknowle is 11 miles south-east of Stanhope

What are the nearest cities to Butterknowle?

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

south-west
15m
Butterknowle is 15 miles south-west of Durham
south
26m
Butterknowle is 26 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
26m
Butterknowle is 26 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
36m
Butterknowle is 36 miles north of Ripon
south-east
48m
Butterknowle is 48 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-west
55m
Butterknowle is 55 miles north-west of York
north-east
56m
Butterknowle is 56 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
58m
Butterknowle is 58 miles north of Bradford
north
58m
Butterknowle is 58 miles north of Leeds
north
67m
Butterknowle is 67 miles north of Wakefield