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  1. South Hetton

Where is South Hetton?

South Hetton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles south-east of the town of Hetton-le-Hole, seven miles south of the major city of Sunderland, 107 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 233 miles north of London. South Hetton lies roughly one mile south-east of the Tyne & Wear border. South Hetton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH6 postcode district. The post town for South Hetton is Durham.

South Hetton on a map

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

Which county is South Hetton in?

South Hetton 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 South Hetton in Durham?

South Hetton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.

Map showing location of South Hetton within Durham
Location of South Hetton within Durham

What is the postcode for South Hetton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of South Hetton is DH6 2SL.

Where is South Hetton in DH6?

South Hetton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DH6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH6 postcode district.

Map showing location of South Hetton within DH6
Location of South Hetton within DH6

What is the post town for South Hetton?

The post town for South Hetton is Durham. South Hetton is in the DH6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.

What is the latitude and longitude of South Hetton?

The centre of South Hetton is located at position 54.79712° latitude and -1.3997° longitude.

Latitude54.79712°
Longitude-1.3997°

What is the easting and northing of South Hetton?

The centre of South Hetton is located at the grid reference easting 438693 and northing 544857 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting438693
Northing544857

What are the nearest towns to South Hetton?

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

south-east
3m
South Hetton is 3 miles south-east of Hetton-le-Hole
north-west
4m
South Hetton is 4 miles north-west of Peterlee
south-west
4m
South Hetton is 4 miles south-west of Seaham
south-east
4m
South Hetton is 4 miles south-east of Houghton-le-Spring
south-east
8m
South Hetton is 8 miles south-east of Chester-le-Street
south-east
9m
South Hetton is 9 miles south-east of Washington
north-east
10m
South Hetton is 10 miles north-east of Ferryhill
north
10m
South Hetton is 10 miles north of Sedgefield
north-east
11m
South Hetton is 11 miles north-east of Spennymoor
south
11m
South Hetton is 11 miles south of Whitburn

What are the nearest cities to South Hetton?

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

south
7m
South Hetton is 7 miles south of Sunderland
east
7m
South Hetton is 7 miles east of Durham
south-east
15m
South Hetton is 15 miles south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
46m
South Hetton is 46 miles north of Ripon
north
59m
South Hetton is 59 miles north of York
east
62m
South Hetton is 62 miles east of Carlisle
north
69m
South Hetton is 69 miles north of Leeds
north
71m
South Hetton is 71 miles north of Bradford
north-east
77m
South Hetton is 77 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
77m
South Hetton is 77 miles north of Wakefield

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