Lonton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, eight miles north-west of the town of Barnard Castle, 22 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 102 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 222 miles north of Cardiff, and 229 miles north of London. Lonton lies seven miles east of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Lonton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Lonton is Barnard Castle.
Lonton 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 |
Lonton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lonton is DL12 0NG.
Lonton 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 Lonton is Barnard Castle. Lonton is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Lonton is located at position 54.61635° latitude and -2.07916° longitude.
Latitude | 54.61635° |
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Longitude | -2.07916° |
The centre of Lonton is located at the grid reference easting 394986 and northing 524580 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 394986 |
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Northing | 524580 |
Position of Lonton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lonton to the centre of the town.
Position of Lonton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lonton to the centre of the city.