Shincliffe is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles south-east of the city of Durham, 12 miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 105 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 232 miles north of London. Shincliffe lies three miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Shincliffe falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH1 postcode district. The post town for Shincliffe is Durham.
Shincliffe 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 |
Shincliffe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shincliffe is DH1 2YH.
Shincliffe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DH1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH1 postcode district.
The post town for Shincliffe is Durham. Shincliffe is in the DH1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.
The centre of Shincliffe is located at position 54.76251° latitude and -1.55172° longitude.
Latitude | 54.76251° |
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Longitude | -1.55172° |
The centre of Shincliffe is located at the grid reference easting 428944 and northing 540933 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 428944 |
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Northing | 540933 |
Position of Shincliffe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shincliffe to the centre of the town.
Position of Shincliffe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shincliffe to the centre of the city.