Murton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles east of the town of Hetton-le-Hole, six miles south of the major city of Sunderland, 106 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 234 miles north of London. Murton lies just south-east of the Tyne & Wear border. Murton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the SR7 postcode district. The post town for Murton is Seaham.
Murton 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 |
Murton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Murton is SR7 9NZ.
Murton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SR7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SR7 postcode district.
The post town for Murton is Seaham. Murton is in the SR7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Seaham.
The centre of Murton is located at position 54.81684° latitude and -1.39726° longitude.
Latitude | 54.81684° |
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Longitude | -1.39726° |
The centre of Murton is located at the grid reference easting 438831 and northing 547054 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 438831 |
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Northing | 547054 |
Position of Murton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Murton to the centre of the town.
Position of Murton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Murton to the centre of the city.