Urpeth is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles north-west of the town of Chester-le-Street, five miles south of the major town of Gateshead, 96 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 241 miles north of London. Urpeth lies just south of the Tyne & Wear border. Urpeth falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH2 postcode district. The post town for Urpeth is Chester le Street.
Urpeth 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 |
Urpeth 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 Urpeth is DH2 1TH.
Urpeth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DH2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH2 postcode district.
The post town for Urpeth is Chester le Street. Urpeth is in the DH2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester le Street.
The centre of Urpeth is located at position 54.88725° latitude and -1.61267° longitude.
Latitude | 54.88725° |
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Longitude | -1.61267° |
The centre of Urpeth is located at the grid reference easting 424945 and northing 554791 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 424945 |
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Northing | 554791 |
Position of Urpeth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Urpeth to the centre of the town.
Position of Urpeth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Urpeth to the centre of the city.