Gainford is located in the county of Durham, North East England, seven miles south-west of the town of Shildon, eight miles west of the major town of Darlington, 113 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 220 miles north of London. Gainford lies just north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Gainford falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Gainford is Darlington.
Gainford 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 |
Gainford 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 Gainford is DL2 3DJ.
Gainford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district.
The post town for Gainford is Darlington. Gainford is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.
The centre of Gainford is located at position 54.54643° latitude and -1.73857° longitude.
Latitude | 54.54643° |
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Longitude | -1.73857° |
The centre of Gainford is located at the grid reference easting 417010 and northing 516828 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 417010 |
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Northing | 516828 |
Position of Gainford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gainford to the centre of the town.
Position of Gainford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gainford to the centre of the city.