Thwaite is located in the county of Durham, North East England, four miles south of the town of Barnard Castle, 16 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 112 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 215 miles north of Cardiff, and 220 miles north of London. Thwaite lies three miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Thwaite falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Thwaite is Barnard Castle.
Thwaite 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 |
Thwaite 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 Thwaite is DL12 9SY.
Thwaite 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 Thwaite is Barnard Castle. Thwaite is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Thwaite is located at position 54.49806° latitude and -1.94638° longitude.
Latitude | 54.49806° |
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Longitude | -1.94638° |
The centre of Thwaite is located at the grid reference easting 403571 and northing 511416 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 403571 |
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Northing | 511416 |
Position of Thwaite relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Thwaite to the centre of the town.
Position of Thwaite relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Thwaite to the centre of the city.