Tan Hills is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles south of the town of Chester-le-Street, ten miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 100 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 237 miles north of London. Tan Hills lies four miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Tan Hills falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH2 postcode district. The post town for Tan Hills is Chester le Street.
Tan Hills 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 |
Tan Hills is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Tan Hills is DH2 3PA.
Tan Hills is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DH2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DH2 postcode district.
The post town for Tan Hills is Chester le Street. Tan Hills is in the DH2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester le Street.
The centre of Tan Hills is located at position 54.82239° latitude and -1.59787° longitude.
Latitude | 54.82239° |
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Longitude | -1.59787° |
The centre of Tan Hills is located at the grid reference easting 425936 and northing 547579 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 425936 |
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Northing | 547579 |
Position of Tan Hills relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tan Hills to the centre of the town.
Position of Tan Hills relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tan Hills to the centre of the city.