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Where is New Town?

New Town is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile west of the town of Spennymoor, 13 miles north of the major town of Darlington, 106 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 229 miles north of London. New Town falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL16 postcode district.

New Town on a map

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

Which county is New Town in?

New Town 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 New Town in Durham?

New Town is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of New Town within Durham
Location of New Town within Durham

What is the postcode for New Town?

The nearest postcode to the centre of New Town is DL16 7QS.

Where is New Town in DL16?

New Town is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL16 postcode district.

Map showing location of New Town within DL16
Location of New Town within DL16

What is the latitude and longitude of New Town?

The centre of New Town is located at position 54.70049° latitude and -1.62738° longitude.

Latitude54.70049°
Longitude-1.62738°

What is the easting and northing of New Town?

The centre of New Town is located at the grid reference easting 424112 and northing 534004 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting424112
Northing534004

What are the nearest towns to New Town?

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

west
1m
New Town is 1 mile west of Spennymoor
east
3m
New Town is 3 miles east of Willington
west
3m
New Town is 3 miles west of Ferryhill
north-east
3m
New Town is 3 miles north-east of Bishop Auckland
north
5m
New Town is 5 miles north of Shildon
east
5m
New Town is 5 miles east of Crook
north
6m
New Town is 6 miles north of Newton Aycliffe
north-west
8m
New Town is 8 miles north-west of Sedgefield
south-east
8m
New Town is 8 miles south-east of Tow Law
east
10m
New Town is 10 miles east of Wolsingham

What are the nearest cities to New Town?

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

south
6m
New Town is 6 miles south of Durham
south-west
17m
New Town is 17 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
19m
New Town is 19 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
39m
New Town is 39 miles north of Ripon
east
54m
New Town is 54 miles east of Carlisle
north-west
56m
New Town is 56 miles north-west of York
north
62m
New Town is 62 miles north of Leeds
north
63m
New Town is 63 miles north of Bradford
north-east
65m
New Town is 65 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
71m
New Town is 71 miles north of Wakefield