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  1. Heighington

Where is Heighington?

Heighington is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles south-west of the town of Newton Aycliffe, six miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 113 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 222 miles north of London. Heighington lies five miles north of the North Yorkshire border. Heighington falls within the unitary authority of Darlington. It is in the DL5 postcode district. The post town for Heighington is Newton Aycliffe.

Heighington on a map

Map showing extent of Heighington as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Heighington
Map showing location of Heighington within the UK
Location of Heighington within the UK

Which county is Heighington in?

Heighington is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of Darlington.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyDurham
Administrative CountyDarlington

Where is Heighington in Durham?

Heighington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Heighington within Durham
Location of Heighington within Durham

What is the postcode for Heighington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Heighington is DL5 6PE.

Where is Heighington in DL5?

Heighington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Heighington within DL5
Location of Heighington within DL5

What is the post town for Heighington?

The post town for Heighington is Newton Aycliffe. Heighington is in the DL5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Aycliffe.

What is the latitude and longitude of Heighington?

The centre of Heighington is located at position 54.59537° latitude and -1.61685° longitude.

Latitude54.59537°
Longitude-1.61685°

What is the easting and northing of Heighington?

The centre of Heighington is located at the grid reference easting 424854 and northing 522310 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting424854
Northing522310

What are the nearest towns to Heighington?

Position of Heighington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Heighington to the centre of the town.

south-west
2m
Heighington is 2 miles south-west of Newton Aycliffe
south
3m
Heighington is 3 miles south of Shildon
south-east
5m
Heighington is 5 miles south-east of Bishop Auckland
north-west
6m
Heighington is 6 miles north-west of Darlington
south
7m
Heighington is 7 miles south of Ferryhill
south
7m
Heighington is 7 miles south of Spennymoor
south-west
8m
Heighington is 8 miles south-west of Sedgefield
south
9m
Heighington is 9 miles south of Willington
south-east
10m
Heighington is 10 miles south-east of Crook
north-west
12m
Heighington is 12 miles north-west of Yarm

What are the nearest cities to Heighington?

Position of Heighington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Heighington to the centre of the city.

south
13m
Heighington is 13 miles south of Durham
south-west
23m
Heighington is 23 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
26m
Heighington is 26 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
32m
Heighington is 32 miles north of Ripon
north-west
49m
Heighington is 49 miles north-west of York
north
55m
Heighington is 55 miles north of Leeds
north
56m
Heighington is 56 miles north of Bradford
east
57m
Heighington is 57 miles east of Carlisle
north-east
61m
Heighington is 61 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
63m
Heighington is 63 miles north of Wakefield

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