Castle Dene is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles south-east of the town of Chester-le-Street, seven miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 238 miles north of London. Castle Dene lies roughly one mile south of the Tyne & Wear border. Castle Dene falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH3 postcode district. The post town for Castle Dene is Chester le Street.
Castle Dene is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
---|---|
Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Castle Dene is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Castle Dene is DH3 4HB.
Castle Dene is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DH3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH3 postcode district.
The post town for Castle Dene is Chester le Street. Castle Dene is in the DH3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester le Street.
The centre of Castle Dene is located at position 54.84728° latitude and -1.53982° longitude.
Latitude | 54.84728° |
---|---|
Longitude | -1.53982° |
The centre of Castle Dene is located at the grid reference easting 429647 and northing 550371 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 429647 |
---|---|
Northing | 550371 |
Position of Castle Dene relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Dene to the centre of the town.
Position of Castle Dene relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Dene to the centre of the city.