Plawsworth is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles south of the town of Chester-le-Street, nine miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 237 miles north of London. Plawsworth lies four miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Plawsworth falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH2 postcode district. The post town for Plawsworth is Chester le Street.
Plawsworth 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 |
Plawsworth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Plawsworth is DH2 3LF.
Plawsworth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DH2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH2 postcode district.
The post town for Plawsworth is Chester le Street. Plawsworth is in the DH2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester le Street.
The centre of Plawsworth is located at position 54.82561° latitude and -1.59347° longitude.
Latitude | 54.82561° |
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Longitude | -1.59347° |
The centre of Plawsworth is located at the grid reference easting 426217 and northing 547939 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 426217 |
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Northing | 547939 |
Position of Plawsworth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Plawsworth to the centre of the town.
Position of Plawsworth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Plawsworth to the centre of the city.