Eldon is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile north of the town of Shildon, nine miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 109 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 225 miles north of London. Eldon falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL14 postcode district. The post town for Eldon is Bishop Auckland.
Eldon is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Eldon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Eldon is DL14 8XD.
Eldon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL14 postcode district.
The post town for Eldon is Bishop Auckland. Eldon is in the DL14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.
The centre of Eldon is located at position 54.64423° latitude and -1.6401° longitude.
Latitude | 54.64423° |
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Longitude | -1.6401° |
The centre of Eldon is located at the grid reference easting 423324 and northing 527739 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 423324 |
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Northing | 527739 |
Position of Eldon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Eldon to the centre of the town.
Position of Eldon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Eldon to the centre of the city.