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Where is Startforth?

Startforth is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile south-west of the town of Barnard Castle, 15 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 110 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 218 miles north of Cardiff, and 222 miles north of London. Startforth lies four miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Startforth falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Startforth is Barnard Castle.

Startforth on a map

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

Which county is Startforth in?

Startforth is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of County Durham.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyCounty Durham

Where is Startforth in Durham?

Startforth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Startforth within Durham
Location of Startforth within Durham

What is the postcode for Startforth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Startforth is DL12 9AH.

Where is Startforth in DL12?

Startforth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Startforth within DL12
Location of Startforth within DL12

What is the post town for Startforth?

The post town for Startforth is Barnard Castle. Startforth is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Startforth?

The centre of Startforth is located at position 54.53959° latitude and -1.93399° longitude.

Latitude54.53959°
Longitude-1.93399°

What is the easting and northing of Startforth?

The centre of Startforth is located at the grid reference easting 404369 and northing 516038 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting404369
Northing516038

What are the nearest towns to Startforth?

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

south-west
1m
Startforth is 1 mile south-west of Barnard Castle
north-west
12m
Startforth is 12 miles north-west of Richmond
south
13m
Startforth is 13 miles south of Wolsingham
south-west
13m
Startforth is 13 miles south-west of Shildon
south-west
13m
Startforth is 13 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland
south-west
14m
Startforth is 14 miles south-west of Crook
south
15m
Startforth is 15 miles south of Stanhope
south
15m
Startforth is 15 miles south of Tow Law
south-west
15m
Startforth is 15 miles south-west of Willington
west
15m
Startforth is 15 miles west of Darlington

What are the nearest cities to Startforth?

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

south-west
22m
Startforth is 22 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
32m
Startforth is 32 miles north-west of Ripon
south-west
33m
Startforth is 33 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
33m
Startforth is 33 miles south-west of Sunderland
south-east
47m
Startforth is 47 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-east
49m
Startforth is 49 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
52m
Startforth is 52 miles north of Bradford
north-west
53m
Startforth is 53 miles north-west of York
north
53m
Startforth is 53 miles north of Leeds
north
62m
Startforth is 62 miles north of Wakefield