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 is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Startforth 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 Startforth is DL12 9AH.
Startforth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district.
The post town for Startforth is Barnard Castle. Startforth is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Startforth is located at position 54.53959° latitude and -1.93399° longitude.
Latitude | 54.53959° |
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Longitude | -1.93399° |
The centre of Startforth is located at the grid reference easting 404369 and northing 516038 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 404369 |
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Northing | 516038 |
Position of Startforth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Startforth to the centre of the town.
Position of Startforth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Startforth to the centre of the city.