Houghton Bank is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles south of the town of Shildon, six miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 112 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 222 miles north of London. Houghton Bank lies four miles north of the North Yorkshire border. Houghton Bank falls within the unitary authority of Darlington. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Houghton Bank is Darlington.
Houghton Bank 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 |
Houghton Bank 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 Houghton Bank is DL2 2ZT.
Houghton Bank is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL2 postcode district.
The post town for Houghton Bank is Darlington. Houghton Bank is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.
The centre of Houghton Bank is located at position 54.59502° latitude and -1.6536° longitude.
Latitude | 54.59502° |
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Longitude | -1.6536° |
The centre of Houghton Bank is located at the grid reference easting 422480 and northing 522258 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 422480 |
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Northing | 522258 |
Position of Houghton Bank relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton Bank to the centre of the town.
Position of Houghton Bank relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton Bank to the centre of the city.