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Where is Preston-le-Skerne?

Preston-le-Skerne is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles east of the town of Newton Aycliffe, six miles north of the major town of Darlington, 114 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 222 miles north of London. Preston-le-Skerne lies seven miles north of the North Yorkshire border. Preston-le-Skerne falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL5 postcode district. The post town for Preston-le-Skerne is Newton Aycliffe.

Preston-le-Skerne on a map

Map showing extent of Preston-le-Skerne as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Preston-le-Skerne
Map showing location of Preston-le-Skerne within the UK
Location of Preston-le-Skerne within the UK

Which county is Preston-le-Skerne in?

Preston-le-Skerne 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 Preston-le-Skerne in Durham?

Preston-le-Skerne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.

Map showing location of Preston-le-Skerne within Durham
Location of Preston-le-Skerne within Durham

What is the postcode for Preston-le-Skerne?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Preston-le-Skerne is DL5 6JH.

Where is Preston-le-Skerne in DL5?

Preston-le-Skerne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Preston-le-Skerne within DL5
Location of Preston-le-Skerne within DL5

What is the post town for Preston-le-Skerne?

The post town for Preston-le-Skerne is Newton Aycliffe. Preston-le-Skerne is in the DL5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newton Aycliffe.

What is the latitude and longitude of Preston-le-Skerne?

The centre of Preston-le-Skerne is located at position 54.61057° latitude and -1.52927° longitude.

Latitude54.61057°
Longitude-1.52927°

What is the easting and northing of Preston-le-Skerne?

The centre of Preston-le-Skerne is located at the grid reference easting 430501 and northing 524035 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting430501
Northing524035

What are the nearest towns to Preston-le-Skerne?

Position of Preston-le-Skerne relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Preston-le-Skerne to the centre of the town.

east
2m
Preston-le-Skerne is 2 miles east of Newton Aycliffe
south-west
4m
Preston-le-Skerne is 4 miles south-west of Sedgefield
east
5m
Preston-le-Skerne is 5 miles east of Shildon
south
6m
Preston-le-Skerne is 6 miles south of Ferryhill
north
6m
Preston-le-Skerne is 6 miles north of Darlington
south-east
7m
Preston-le-Skerne is 7 miles south-east of Spennymoor
south-east
7m
Preston-le-Skerne is 7 miles south-east of Bishop Auckland
west
9m
Preston-le-Skerne is 9 miles west of Stockton-on-Tees
west
9m
Preston-le-Skerne is 9 miles west of Billingham
south-east
10m
Preston-le-Skerne is 10 miles south-east of Willington

What are the nearest cities to Preston-le-Skerne?

Position of Preston-le-Skerne relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Preston-le-Skerne to the centre of the city.

south
12m
Preston-le-Skerne is 12 miles south of Durham
south
21m
Preston-le-Skerne is 21 miles south of Sunderland
south
26m
Preston-le-Skerne is 26 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
33m
Preston-le-Skerne is 33 miles north of Ripon
north
48m
Preston-le-Skerne is 48 miles north of York
north
56m
Preston-le-Skerne is 56 miles north of Leeds
north
57m
Preston-le-Skerne is 57 miles north of Bradford
east
59m
Preston-le-Skerne is 59 miles east of Carlisle
north
64m
Preston-le-Skerne is 64 miles north of Wakefield
north-east
64m
Preston-le-Skerne is 64 miles north-east of Lancaster