Royal Oak is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles south-west of the town of Shildon, eight miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 111 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 223 miles north of London. Royal Oak lies five miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Royal Oak falls within the unitary authority of Darlington. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Royal Oak is Darlington.
Royal Oak is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of Darlington.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | Darlington |
Royal Oak 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 Royal Oak is DL2 2UJ.
Royal Oak is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL2 postcode district.
The post town for Royal Oak is Darlington. Royal Oak is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.
The centre of Royal Oak is located at position 54.60685° latitude and -1.68019° longitude.
Latitude | 54.60685° |
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Longitude | -1.68019° |
The centre of Royal Oak is located at the grid reference easting 420756 and northing 523568 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 420756 |
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Northing | 523568 |
Position of Royal Oak relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Royal Oak to the centre of the town.
Position of Royal Oak relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Royal Oak to the centre of the city.