Cotherstone is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles north-west of the town of Barnard Castle, 17 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 107 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 219 miles north of Cardiff, and 225 miles north of London. Cotherstone lies seven miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Cotherstone falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Cotherstone is Barnard Castle.
Cotherstone 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 |
Cotherstone is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cotherstone is DL12 9QB.
Cotherstone is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district.
The post town for Cotherstone is Barnard Castle. Cotherstone is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Cotherstone is located at position 54.571° latitude and -1.98101° longitude.
Latitude | 54.571° |
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Longitude | -1.98101° |
The centre of Cotherstone is located at the grid reference easting 401326 and northing 519532 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 401326 |
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Northing | 519532 |
Position of Cotherstone relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cotherstone to the centre of the town.
Position of Cotherstone relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cotherstone to the centre of the city.