Penshaw is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles south-east of the town of Washington, five miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 239 miles north of London. Penshaw lies just north-east of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. Penshaw falls within the metropolitan district council of Sunderland. It is in the DH4 postcode district. The post town for Penshaw is Houghton le Spring.
Penshaw is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.
Ceremonial County | Tyne & Wear |
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Historic County | Durham |
Penshaw is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Penshaw is DH4 7PT.
Penshaw is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DH4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH4 postcode district.
The post town for Penshaw is Houghton le Spring. Penshaw is in the DH4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Houghton le Spring.
The centre of Penshaw is located at position 54.87465° latitude and -1.50117° longitude.
Latitude | 54.87465° |
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Longitude | -1.50117° |
The centre of Penshaw is located at the grid reference easting 432108 and northing 553435 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 432108 |
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Northing | 553435 |
Position of Penshaw relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Penshaw to the centre of the town.
Position of Penshaw relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Penshaw to the centre of the city.