Tanfield Lea is located in the county of Durham, North East England, one mile north of the town of Stanley, six miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 95 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 242 miles north of London. Tanfield Lea lies roughly one mile south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Tanfield Lea falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH9 postcode district. The post town for Tanfield Lea is Stanley.
Tanfield Lea 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 |
Tanfield Lea 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 Tanfield Lea is DH9 9QT.
Tanfield Lea is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DH9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH9 postcode district.
The post town for Tanfield Lea is Stanley. Tanfield Lea is in the DH9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stanley.
The centre of Tanfield Lea is located at position 54.88336° latitude and -1.69224° longitude.
Latitude | 54.88336° |
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Longitude | -1.69224° |
The centre of Tanfield Lea is located at the grid reference easting 419843 and northing 554333 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 419843 |
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Northing | 554333 |
Position of Tanfield Lea relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tanfield Lea to the centre of the town.
Position of Tanfield Lea relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tanfield Lea to the centre of the city.