Raby is located in the county of Durham, North East England, six miles north-east of the town of Barnard Castle, 11 miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 109 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 223 miles north of Cardiff, and 224 miles north of London. Raby lies four miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Raby falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Raby is Darlington.
Raby 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 |
Raby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Raby is DL2 3AF.
Raby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district.
The post town for Raby is Darlington. Raby is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.
The centre of Raby is located at position 54.59258° latitude and -1.80104° longitude.
Latitude | 54.59258° |
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Longitude | -1.80104° |
The centre of Raby is located at the grid reference easting 412954 and northing 521951 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 412954 |
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Northing | 521951 |
Position of Raby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Raby to the centre of the town.
Position of Raby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Raby to the centre of the city.