Hilton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, five miles south-west of the town of Shildon, nine miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 110 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 223 miles north of London. Hilton lies four miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Hilton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Hilton is Darlington.
Hilton 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 |
Hilton 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 Hilton is DL2 3JA.
Hilton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district.
The post town for Hilton is Darlington. Hilton is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.
The centre of Hilton is located at position 54.59264° latitude and -1.74546° longitude.
Latitude | 54.59264° |
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Longitude | -1.74546° |
The centre of Hilton is located at the grid reference easting 416546 and northing 521969 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 416546 |
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Northing | 521969 |
Position of Hilton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hilton to the centre of the town.
Position of Hilton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hilton to the centre of the city.