Lanchester is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles south of the town of Annfield Plain, 11 miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 97 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 238 miles north of London. Lanchester lies five miles south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Lanchester falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH7 postcode district. The post town for Lanchester is Durham.
Lanchester is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Lanchester is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lanchester is DH7 0ES.
Lanchester is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DH7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DH7 postcode district.
The post town for Lanchester is Durham. Lanchester is in the DH7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.
The centre of Lanchester is located at position 54.82134° latitude and -1.74263° longitude.
Latitude | 54.82134° |
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Longitude | -1.74263° |
The centre of Lanchester is located at the grid reference easting 416635 and northing 547418 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 416635 |
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Northing | 547418 |
Position of Lanchester relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lanchester to the centre of the town.
Position of Lanchester relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lanchester to the centre of the city.