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  1. Ouston

Where is Ouston?

Ouston is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles north-west of the town of Chester-le-Street, five miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 97 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 241 miles north of London. Ouston lies just south of the Tyne & Wear border. Ouston falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH2 postcode district. The post town for Ouston is Chester le Street.

Ouston on a map

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

Which county is Ouston in?

Ouston 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 Ouston in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Ouston within Durham
Location of Ouston within Durham

What is the postcode for Ouston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ouston is DH2 1JZ.

Where is Ouston in DH2?

Ouston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DH2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ouston within DH2
Location of Ouston within DH2

What is the post town for Ouston?

The post town for Ouston is Chester le Street. Ouston is in the DH2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester le Street.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ouston?

The centre of Ouston is located at position 54.88487° latitude and -1.5979° longitude.

Latitude54.88487°
Longitude-1.5979°

What is the easting and northing of Ouston?

The centre of Ouston is located at the grid reference easting 425894 and northing 554532 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting425894
Northing554532

What are the nearest towns to Ouston?

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

north-west
2m
Ouston is 2 miles north-west of Chester-le-Street
west
3m
Ouston is 3 miles west of Washington
east
4m
Ouston is 4 miles east of Stanley
south
5m
Ouston is 5 miles south of Gateshead
south-east
5m
Ouston is 5 miles south-east of Whickham
north-west
6m
Ouston is 6 miles north-west of Houghton-le-Spring
east
6m
Ouston is 6 miles east of Annfield Plain
south-west
7m
Ouston is 7 miles south-west of Hebburn
south-east
7m
Ouston is 7 miles south-east of Blaydon
north-west
7m
Ouston is 7 miles north-west of Hetton-le-Hole

What are the nearest cities to Ouston?

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

south
6m
Ouston is 6 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
7m
Ouston is 7 miles north of Durham
west
9m
Ouston is 9 miles west of Sunderland
north
52m
Ouston is 52 miles north of Ripon
east
53m
Ouston is 53 miles east of Carlisle
north
67m
Ouston is 67 miles north of York
north
75m
Ouston is 75 miles north of Leeds
north-east
75m
Ouston is 75 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
76m
Ouston is 76 miles north of Bradford
north
83m
Ouston is 83 miles north of Wakefield

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