Fence Houses is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, one mile west of the town of Houghton-le-Spring, six miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 102 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 237 miles north of London. Fence Houses lies just north-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. Fence Houses falls within the metropolitan district council of Sunderland. It is in the DH4 postcode district. The post town for Fence Houses is Houghton le Spring.
Fence Houses 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 |
Fence Houses is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fence Houses is DH4 6JT.
Fence Houses is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH4 postcode district.
The post town for Fence Houses is Houghton le Spring. Fence Houses is in the DH4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Houghton le Spring.
The centre of Fence Houses is located at position 54.84304° latitude and -1.49804° longitude.
Latitude | 54.84304° |
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Longitude | -1.49804° |
The centre of Fence Houses is located at the grid reference easting 432334 and northing 549918 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 432334 |
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Northing | 549918 |
Position of Fence Houses relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fence Houses to the centre of the town.
Position of Fence Houses relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fence Houses to the centre of the city.