East Rainton is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, one mile west of the town of Hetton-le-Hole, seven miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 103 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 235 miles north of London. East Rainton lies just north-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. East Rainton falls within the metropolitan district council of Sunderland. It is in the DH5 postcode district. The post town for East Rainton is Houghton le Spring.
East Rainton is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.
Ceremonial County | Tyne & Wear |
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Historic County | Durham |
East Rainton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.
The nearest postcode to the centre of East Rainton is DH5 9QP.
East Rainton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DH5 postcode district.
The post town for East Rainton is Houghton le Spring. East Rainton is in the DH5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Houghton le Spring.
The centre of East Rainton is located at position 54.82427° latitude and -1.47986° longitude.
Latitude | 54.82427° |
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Longitude | -1.47986° |
The centre of East Rainton is located at the grid reference easting 433517 and northing 547838 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 433517 |
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Northing | 547838 |
Position of East Rainton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of East Rainton to the centre of the town.
Position of East Rainton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of East Rainton to the centre of the city.