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Where is Howden-le-Wear?

Howden-le-Wear is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile south of the town of Crook, 14 miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 104 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 230 miles north of London. Howden-le-Wear falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL15 postcode district. The post town for Howden-le-Wear is Crook.

Howden-le-Wear on a map

Map showing extent of Howden-le-Wear as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Howden-le-Wear
Map showing location of Howden-le-Wear within the UK
Location of Howden-le-Wear within the UK

Which county is Howden-le-Wear in?

Howden-le-Wear is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyDurham
Administrative CountyCounty Durham

Where is Howden-le-Wear in Durham?

Howden-le-Wear is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Howden-le-Wear within Durham
Location of Howden-le-Wear within Durham

What is the postcode for Howden-le-Wear?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Howden-le-Wear is DL15 8HQ.

Where is Howden-le-Wear in DL15?

Howden-le-Wear is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Howden-le-Wear within DL15
Location of Howden-le-Wear within DL15

What is the post town for Howden-le-Wear?

The post town for Howden-le-Wear is Crook. Howden-le-Wear is in the DL15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Crook.

What is the latitude and longitude of Howden-le-Wear?

The centre of Howden-le-Wear is located at position 54.69511° latitude and -1.74953° longitude.

Latitude54.69511°
Longitude-1.74953°

What is the easting and northing of Howden-le-Wear?

The centre of Howden-le-Wear is located at the grid reference easting 416242 and northing 533371 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting416242
Northing533371

What are the nearest towns to Howden-le-Wear?

Position of Howden-le-Wear relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Howden-le-Wear to the centre of the town.

south
1m
Howden-le-Wear is 1 mile south of Crook
south-west
2m
Howden-le-Wear is 2 miles south-west of Willington
north-west
4m
Howden-le-Wear is 4 miles north-west of Bishop Auckland
south-east
5m
Howden-le-Wear is 5 miles south-east of Tow Law
west
6m
Howden-le-Wear is 6 miles west of Spennymoor
south-east
6m
Howden-le-Wear is 6 miles south-east of Wolsingham
north-west
6m
Howden-le-Wear is 6 miles north-west of Shildon
west
8m
Howden-le-Wear is 8 miles west of Ferryhill
north-west
9m
Howden-le-Wear is 9 miles north-west of Newton Aycliffe
east
11m
Howden-le-Wear is 11 miles east of Stanhope

What are the nearest cities to Howden-le-Wear?

Position of Howden-le-Wear relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Howden-le-Wear to the centre of the city.

south-west
9m
Howden-le-Wear is 9 miles south-west of Durham
south
20m
Howden-le-Wear is 20 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
20m
Howden-le-Wear is 20 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
40m
Howden-le-Wear is 40 miles north of Ripon
east
49m
Howden-le-Wear is 49 miles east of Carlisle
north-west
57m
Howden-le-Wear is 57 miles north-west of York
north-east
62m
Howden-le-Wear is 62 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
62m
Howden-le-Wear is 62 miles north of Leeds
north
63m
Howden-le-Wear is 63 miles north of Bradford
north
71m
Howden-le-Wear is 71 miles north of Wakefield