Thorpe is located in the county of Durham, North East England, four miles south-east of the town of Barnard Castle, 12 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 113 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 217 miles north of Cardiff, and 219 miles north of London. Thorpe lies just north-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Thorpe falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Thorpe is Barnard Castle.
Thorpe 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 |
Thorpe 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 Thorpe is DL12 9TU.
Thorpe 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 Thorpe is Barnard Castle. Thorpe is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Thorpe is located at position 54.51802° latitude and -1.84242° longitude.
Latitude | 54.51802° |
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Longitude | -1.84242° |
The centre of Thorpe is located at the grid reference easting 410299 and northing 513647 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 410299 |
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Northing | 513647 |
Position of Thorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Thorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thorpe to the centre of the city.