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Where is Mainsforth?

Mainsforth is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles south-east of the town of Ferryhill, 11 miles north of the major town of Darlington, 110 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 226 miles north of London. Mainsforth falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL17 postcode district. The post town for Mainsforth is Ferryhill.

Mainsforth on a map

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

Which county is Mainsforth in?

Mainsforth 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 Mainsforth in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Mainsforth within Durham
Location of Mainsforth within Durham

What is the postcode for Mainsforth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Mainsforth is DL17 9AA.

Where is Mainsforth in DL17?

Mainsforth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Mainsforth within DL17
Location of Mainsforth within DL17

What is the post town for Mainsforth?

The post town for Mainsforth is Ferryhill. Mainsforth is in the DL17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ferryhill.

What is the latitude and longitude of Mainsforth?

The centre of Mainsforth is located at position 54.67697° latitude and -1.51223° longitude.

Latitude54.67697°
Longitude-1.51223°

What is the easting and northing of Mainsforth?

The centre of Mainsforth is located at the grid reference easting 431551 and northing 531432 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting431551
Northing531432

What are the nearest towns to Mainsforth?

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

south-east
2m
Mainsforth is 2 miles south-east of Ferryhill
north-west
3m
Mainsforth is 3 miles north-west of Sedgefield
east
4m
Mainsforth is 4 miles east of Spennymoor
north-east
5m
Mainsforth is 5 miles north-east of Newton Aycliffe
north-east
6m
Mainsforth is 6 miles north-east of Shildon
east
7m
Mainsforth is 7 miles east of Bishop Auckland
east
8m
Mainsforth is 8 miles east of Willington
south-west
9m
Mainsforth is 9 miles south-west of Peterlee
east
10m
Mainsforth is 10 miles east of Crook
north-west
10m
Mainsforth is 10 miles north-west of Billingham

What are the nearest cities to Mainsforth?

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

south
8m
Mainsforth is 8 miles south of Durham
south
16m
Mainsforth is 16 miles south of Sunderland
south
21m
Mainsforth is 21 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
37m
Mainsforth is 37 miles north of Ripon
north
52m
Mainsforth is 52 miles north of York
east
59m
Mainsforth is 59 miles east of Carlisle
north
61m
Mainsforth is 61 miles north of Leeds
north
62m
Mainsforth is 62 miles north of Bradford
north-east
68m
Mainsforth is 68 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
69m
Mainsforth is 69 miles north of Wakefield