Kelton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, nine miles west of the town of Barnard Castle, 23 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 104 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 219 miles north of Cardiff, and 228 miles north of London. Kelton lies four miles east of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Kelton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Kelton is Barnard Castle.
Kelton 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 |
Kelton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kelton is DL12 0PP.
Kelton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district.
The post town for Kelton is Barnard Castle. Kelton is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Kelton is located at position 54.5815° latitude and -2.12122° longitude.
Latitude | 54.5815° |
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Longitude | -2.12122° |
The centre of Kelton is located at the grid reference easting 392263 and northing 520706 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 392263 |
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Northing | 520706 |
Position of Kelton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kelton to the centre of the town.
Position of Kelton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kelton to the centre of the city.