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 is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of Darlington.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | Darlington |
Denton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Denton is DL2 3TY.
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.
The post town for Denton is Darlington. Denton is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.
The centre of Denton is located at position 54.56547° latitude and -1.6646° longitude.
Latitude | 54.56547° |
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Longitude | -1.6646° |
The centre of Denton is located at the grid reference easting 421785 and northing 518967 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 421785 |
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Northing | 518967 |
Position of Denton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Denton to the centre of the town.
Position of Denton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Denton to the centre of the city.