Stainton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile north-east of the town of Barnard Castle, 14 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 109 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 220 miles north of Cardiff, and 223 miles north of London. Stainton lies four miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Stainton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Stainton is Barnard Castle.
Stainton 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 |
Stainton 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 Stainton is DL12 8RE.
Stainton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district.
The post town for Stainton is Barnard Castle. Stainton is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Stainton is located at position 54.56324° latitude and -1.89466° longitude.
Latitude | 54.56324° |
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Longitude | -1.89466° |
The centre of Stainton is located at the grid reference easting 406910 and northing 518672 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 406910 |
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Northing | 518672 |
Position of Stainton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stainton to the centre of the town.
Position of Stainton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stainton to the centre of the city.