Sacriston is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles north-west of the city of Durham, ten miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 237 miles north of London. Sacriston lies four miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Sacriston falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH7 postcode district. The post town for Sacriston is Durham.
Sacriston 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 |
Sacriston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sacriston is DH7 6FE.
Sacriston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DH7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH7 postcode district.
The post town for Sacriston is Durham. Sacriston is in the DH7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.
The centre of Sacriston is located at position 54.8173° latitude and -1.62613° longitude.
Latitude | 54.8173° |
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Longitude | -1.62613° |
The centre of Sacriston is located at the grid reference easting 424123 and northing 547003 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 424123 |
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Northing | 547003 |
Position of Sacriston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sacriston to the centre of the town.
Position of Sacriston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sacriston to the centre of the city.