Tanfield is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles north-west of the town of Stanley, six miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 94 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 243 miles north of London. Tanfield lies just south-west of the Tyne & Wear border. Tanfield falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH9 postcode district. The post town for Tanfield is Stanley.
Tanfield 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 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 is DH9 9PX.
Tanfield is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DH9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH9 postcode district.
The post town for Tanfield is Stanley. Tanfield is in the DH9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stanley.
The centre of Tanfield is located at position 54.89363° latitude and -1.71044° longitude.
Latitude | 54.89363° |
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Longitude | -1.71044° |
The centre of Tanfield is located at the grid reference easting 418670 and northing 555471 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 418670 |
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Northing | 555471 |
Position of Tanfield relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tanfield to the centre of the town.
Position of Tanfield relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tanfield to the centre of the city.