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Where is Rowley?

Rowley is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles south-west of the town of Consett, 14 miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 94 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 238 miles north of Cardiff, and 240 miles north of London. Rowley lies roughly one mile south of the Northumberland border. Rowley falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH8 postcode district.

Rowley on a map

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

Which county is Rowley in?

Rowley 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 Rowley in Durham?

Rowley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Rowley within Durham
Location of Rowley within Durham

What is the postcode for Rowley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rowley is DH8 9AQ.

Where is Rowley in DH8?

Rowley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DH8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rowley within DH8
Location of Rowley within DH8

What is the latitude and longitude of Rowley?

The centre of Rowley is located at position 54.82628° latitude and -1.8652° longitude.

Latitude54.82628°
Longitude-1.8652°

What is the easting and northing of Rowley?

The centre of Rowley is located at the grid reference easting 408758 and northing 547947 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting408758
Northing547947

What are the nearest towns to Rowley?

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

south-west
2m
Rowley is 2 miles south-west of Consett
south-west
5m
Rowley is 5 miles south-west of Annfield Plain
north
6m
Rowley is 6 miles north of Tow Law
north
7m
Rowley is 7 miles north of Wolsingham
south-west
8m
Rowley is 8 miles south-west of Stanley
north-east
8m
Rowley is 8 miles north-east of Stanhope
north-west
9m
Rowley is 9 miles north-west of Crook
south
9m
Rowley is 9 miles south of Prudhoe
north-west
10m
Rowley is 10 miles north-west of Willington
south
11m
Rowley is 11 miles south of Ryton

What are the nearest cities to Rowley?

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

west
12m
Rowley is 12 miles west of Durham
south-west
15m
Rowley is 15 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
20m
Rowley is 20 miles west of Sunderland
east
43m
Rowley is 43 miles east of Carlisle
north
50m
Rowley is 50 miles north of Ripon
north-east
66m
Rowley is 66 miles north-east of Lancaster
north-west
68m
Rowley is 68 miles north-west of York
north
72m
Rowley is 72 miles north of Bradford
north
72m
Rowley is 72 miles north of Leeds
north
80m
Rowley is 80 miles north of Wakefield