Little Thorpe is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile north of the town of Peterlee, eight miles north-west of the major town of Hartlepool, 109 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 231 miles north of London. Little Thorpe lies four miles south-east of the Tyne & Wear border. Little Thorpe falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the SR8 postcode district. The post town for Little Thorpe is Peterlee.
Little Thorpe 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 |
Little Thorpe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Little Thorpe is SR8 3UU.
Little Thorpe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SR8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SR8 postcode district.
The post town for Little Thorpe is Peterlee. Little Thorpe is in the SR8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterlee.
The centre of Little Thorpe is located at position 54.77719° latitude and -1.34363° longitude.
Latitude | 54.77719° |
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Longitude | -1.34363° |
The centre of Little Thorpe is located at the grid reference easting 442318 and northing 542672 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 442318 |
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Northing | 542672 |
Position of Little Thorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Little Thorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Little Thorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Little Thorpe to the centre of the city.