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Where is Knitsley?

Knitsley is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile south of the town of Consett, 13 miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 94 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 238 miles north of Cardiff, and 240 miles north of London. Knitsley lies two miles south of the Northumberland border. Knitsley falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH8 postcode district.

Knitsley on a map

Map showing extent of Knitsley as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Knitsley
Map showing location of Knitsley within the UK
Location of Knitsley within the UK

Which county is Knitsley in?

Knitsley 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 Knitsley in Durham?

Knitsley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Knitsley within Durham
Location of Knitsley within Durham

What is the postcode for Knitsley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Knitsley is DH8 9EJ.

Where is Knitsley in DH8?

Knitsley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Knitsley within DH8
Location of Knitsley within DH8

What is the latitude and longitude of Knitsley?

The centre of Knitsley is located at position 54.83261° latitude and -1.82926° longitude.

Latitude54.83261°
Longitude-1.82926°

What is the easting and northing of Knitsley?

The centre of Knitsley is located at the grid reference easting 411066 and northing 548656 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting411066
Northing548656

What are the nearest towns to Knitsley?

Position of Knitsley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Knitsley to the centre of the town.

south
1m
Knitsley is 1 mile south of Consett
south-west
4m
Knitsley is 4 miles south-west of Annfield Plain
north
6m
Knitsley is 6 miles north of Tow Law
south-west
6m
Knitsley is 6 miles south-west of Stanley
north
7m
Knitsley is 7 miles north of Wolsingham
north
9m
Knitsley is 9 miles north of Crook
south
9m
Knitsley is 9 miles south of Prudhoe
north-east
9m
Knitsley is 9 miles north-east of Stanhope
south-west
10m
Knitsley is 10 miles south-west of Whickham
north-west
10m
Knitsley is 10 miles north-west of Willington

What are the nearest cities to Knitsley?

Position of Knitsley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Knitsley to the centre of the city.

west
11m
Knitsley is 11 miles west of Durham
south-west
13m
Knitsley is 13 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
18m
Knitsley is 18 miles west of Sunderland
east
44m
Knitsley is 44 miles east of Carlisle
north
50m
Knitsley is 50 miles north of Ripon
north-east
67m
Knitsley is 67 miles north-east of Lancaster
north-west
67m
Knitsley is 67 miles north-west of York
north
72m
Knitsley is 72 miles north of Bradford
north
72m
Knitsley is 72 miles north of Leeds
north
81m
Knitsley is 81 miles north of Wakefield