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 is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of Darlington.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | Darlington |
Heighington 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 Heighington is DL5 6PE.
Heighington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL5 postcode district.
The post town for Heighington is Newton Aycliffe. Heighington is in the DL5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Aycliffe.
The centre of Heighington is located at position 54.59537° latitude and -1.61685° longitude.
Latitude | 54.59537° |
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Longitude | -1.61685° |
The centre of Heighington is located at the grid reference easting 424854 and northing 522310 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 424854 |
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Northing | 522310 |
Position of Heighington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Heighington to the centre of the town.
Position of Heighington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Heighington to the centre of the city.