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Where is Rookhope?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Rookhope as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Rookhope
Map showing location of Rookhope within the UK
Location of Rookhope within the UK

Which county is Rookhope in?

Rookhope 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 Rookhope in Durham?

Rookhope is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.

Map showing location of Rookhope within Durham
Location of Rookhope within Durham

What is the postcode for Rookhope?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rookhope is DL13 2AX.

Where is Rookhope in DL13?

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.

Map showing location of Rookhope within DL13
Location of Rookhope within DL13

What is the post town for Rookhope?

The post town for Rookhope is Bishop Auckland. Rookhope is in the DL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rookhope?

The centre of Rookhope is located at position 54.77975° latitude and -2.09552° longitude.

Latitude54.77975°
Longitude-2.09552°

What is the easting and northing of Rookhope?

The centre of Rookhope is located at the grid reference easting 393954 and northing 542764 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting393954
Northing542764

What are the nearest towns to Rookhope?

Position of Rookhope relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rookhope to the centre of the town.

north-west
4m
Rookhope is 4 miles north-west of Stanhope
west
9m
Rookhope is 9 miles west of Wolsingham
west
11m
Rookhope is 11 miles west of Tow Law
south-west
12m
Rookhope is 12 miles south-west of Consett
south
13m
Rookhope is 13 miles south of Hexham
south
14m
Rookhope is 14 miles south of Corbridge
east
14m
Rookhope is 14 miles east of Alston
west
15m
Rookhope is 15 miles west of Crook
south-west
15m
Rookhope is 15 miles south-west of Annfield Plain
south-west
16m
Rookhope is 16 miles south-west of Prudhoe

What are the nearest cities to Rookhope?

Position of Rookhope relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rookhope to the centre of the city.

west
21m
Rookhope is 21 miles west of Durham
south-west
24m
Rookhope is 24 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
30m
Rookhope is 30 miles west of Sunderland
east
34m
Rookhope is 34 miles east of Carlisle
north-west
50m
Rookhope is 50 miles north-west of Ripon
north-east
58m
Rookhope is 58 miles north-east of Lancaster
north-west
70m
Rookhope is 70 miles north-west of York
north
70m
Rookhope is 70 miles north of Bradford
north
71m
Rookhope is 71 miles north of Leeds
north
75m
Rookhope is 75 miles north of Preston