Holwick is located in the county of Durham, North East England, nine miles south-west of the town of Stanhope, 25 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 222 miles north of Cardiff, and 232 miles north of London. Holwick lies six miles east of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Holwick falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Holwick is Barnard Castle.
Holwick is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Holwick is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Holwick is DL12 0NP.
Holwick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district.
The post town for Holwick is Barnard Castle. Holwick is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Holwick is located at position 54.63841° latitude and -2.15075° longitude.
Latitude | 54.63841° |
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Longitude | -2.15075° |
The centre of Holwick is located at the grid reference easting 390368 and northing 527043 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 390368 |
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Northing | 527043 |
Position of Holwick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Holwick to the centre of the town.
Position of Holwick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Holwick to the centre of the city.