Old Thornley is located in the county of Durham, North East England, four miles west of the town of Peterlee, ten miles west of the major town of Hartlepool, 109 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 229 miles north of London. Old Thornley lies four miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Old Thornley falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH6 postcode district. The post town for Old Thornley is Durham.
Old Thornley 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 |
Old Thornley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Old Thornley is DH6 3LX.
Old Thornley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH6 postcode district.
The post town for Old Thornley is Durham. Old Thornley is in the DH6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.
The centre of Old Thornley is located at position 54.73959° latitude and -1.43583° longitude.
Latitude | 54.73959° |
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Longitude | -1.43583° |
The centre of Old Thornley is located at the grid reference easting 436421 and northing 538437 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 436421 |
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Northing | 538437 |
Position of Old Thornley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Old Thornley to the centre of the town.
Position of Old Thornley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Old Thornley to the centre of the city.