Quaking Houses is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile south of the town of Stanley, eight miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 96 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 240 miles north of London. Quaking Houses lies three miles south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Quaking Houses falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH9 postcode district. The post town for Quaking Houses is Stanley.
Quaking Houses 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 |
Quaking Houses 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 Quaking Houses is DH9 7EY.
Quaking Houses is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DH9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH9 postcode district.
The post town for Quaking Houses is Stanley. Quaking Houses is in the DH9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stanley.
The centre of Quaking Houses is located at position 54.85307° latitude and -1.70319° longitude.
Latitude | 54.85307° |
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Longitude | -1.70319° |
The centre of Quaking Houses is located at the grid reference easting 419154 and northing 550960 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 419154 |
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Northing | 550960 |
Position of Quaking Houses relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Quaking Houses to the centre of the town.
Position of Quaking Houses relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Quaking Houses to the centre of the city.