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 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 |
Butterknowle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Butterknowle is DL13 5PA.
Butterknowle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district.
The post town for Butterknowle is Bishop Auckland. Butterknowle is in the DL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.
The centre of Butterknowle is located at position 54.62614° latitude and -1.83417° longitude.
Latitude | 54.62614° |
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Longitude | -1.83417° |
The centre of Butterknowle is located at the grid reference easting 410805 and northing 525679 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 410805 |
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Northing | 525679 |
Position of Butterknowle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Butterknowle to the centre of the town.
Position of Butterknowle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Butterknowle to the centre of the city.