High Handenhold is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles east of the town of Stanley, six miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 97 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 240 miles north of London. High Handenhold lies just south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. High Handenhold falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH2 postcode district. The post town for High Handenhold is Chester le Street.
High Handenhold 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 |
High Handenhold is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of High Handenhold is DH2 1PP.
High Handenhold is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DH2 postcode district.
The post town for High Handenhold is Chester le Street. High Handenhold is in the DH2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester le Street.
The centre of High Handenhold is located at position 54.87272° latitude and -1.63342° longitude.
Latitude | 54.87272° |
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Longitude | -1.63342° |
The centre of High Handenhold is located at the grid reference easting 423622 and northing 553168 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 423622 |
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Northing | 553168 |
Position of High Handenhold relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of High Handenhold to the centre of the town.
Position of High Handenhold relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of High Handenhold to the centre of the city.