Rookhope is located in the county of Durham, North East England, four miles north-west of the town of Stanhope, 23 miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 92 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 232 miles north of Cardiff, and 240 miles north of London. Rookhope lies three miles south of the Northumberland border. Rookhope falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL13 postcode district. The post town for Rookhope is Bishop Auckland.
Rookhope 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 |
Rookhope is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rookhope is DL13 2AX.
Rookhope is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL13 postcode district.
The post town for Rookhope is Bishop Auckland. Rookhope is in the DL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.
The centre of Rookhope is located at position 54.77975° latitude and -2.09552° longitude.
Latitude | 54.77975° |
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Longitude | -2.09552° |
The centre of Rookhope is located at the grid reference easting 393954 and northing 542764 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 393954 |
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Northing | 542764 |
Position of Rookhope relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rookhope to the centre of the town.
Position of Rookhope relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rookhope to the centre of the city.