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Where is Denton?

Denton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, five miles south of the town of Shildon, five miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 113 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 220 miles north of London. Denton lies two miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Denton falls within the unitary authority of Darlington. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Denton is Darlington.

Denton on a map

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

Which county is Denton in?

Denton is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of Darlington.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyDurham
Administrative CountyDarlington

Where is Denton in Durham?

Denton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Denton within Durham
Location of Denton within Durham

What is the postcode for Denton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Denton is DL2 3TY.

Where is Denton in DL2?

Denton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Denton within DL2
Location of Denton within DL2

What is the post town for Denton?

The post town for Denton is Darlington. Denton is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Denton?

The centre of Denton is located at position 54.56547° latitude and -1.6646° longitude.

Latitude54.56547°
Longitude-1.6646°

What is the easting and northing of Denton?

The centre of Denton is located at the grid reference easting 421785 and northing 518967 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting421785
Northing518967

What are the nearest towns to Denton?

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

south
5m
Denton is 5 miles south of Shildon
south-west
5m
Denton is 5 miles south-west of Newton Aycliffe
north-west
5m
Denton is 5 miles north-west of Darlington
south
7m
Denton is 7 miles south of Bishop Auckland
south
9m
Denton is 9 miles south of Spennymoor
south-west
10m
Denton is 10 miles south-west of Ferryhill
south
10m
Denton is 10 miles south of Willington
east
10m
Denton is 10 miles east of Barnard Castle
south-west
10m
Denton is 10 miles south-west of Sedgefield
south
11m
Denton is 11 miles south of Crook

What are the nearest cities to Denton?

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

south
15m
Denton is 15 miles south of Durham
south-west
26m
Denton is 26 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
29m
Denton is 29 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
30m
Denton is 30 miles north of Ripon
north-west
48m
Denton is 48 miles north-west of York
north
53m
Denton is 53 miles north of Leeds
north
54m
Denton is 54 miles north of Bradford
south-east
56m
Denton is 56 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-east
58m
Denton is 58 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
61m
Denton is 61 miles north of Wakefield