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  1. Urpeth

Where is Urpeth?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Urpeth as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Urpeth
Map showing location of Urpeth within the UK
Location of Urpeth within the UK

Which county is Urpeth in?

Urpeth is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyDurham
Administrative CountyCounty Durham

Where is Urpeth in Durham?

Urpeth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of Urpeth within Durham
Location of Urpeth within Durham

What is the postcode for Urpeth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Urpeth is DH2 1TH.

Where is Urpeth in DH2?

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.

Map showing location of Urpeth within DH2
Location of Urpeth within DH2

What is the post town for Urpeth?

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.

What is the latitude and longitude of Urpeth?

The centre of Urpeth is located at position 54.88725° latitude and -1.61267° longitude.

Latitude54.88725°
Longitude-1.61267°

What is the easting and northing of Urpeth?

The centre of Urpeth is located at the grid reference easting 424945 and northing 554791 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting424945
Northing554791

What are the nearest towns to Urpeth?

Position of Urpeth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Urpeth to the centre of the town.

north-west
2m
Urpeth is 2 miles north-west of Chester-le-Street
west
3m
Urpeth is 3 miles west of Washington
east
3m
Urpeth is 3 miles east of Stanley
south-east
5m
Urpeth is 5 miles south-east of Whickham
south
5m
Urpeth is 5 miles south of Gateshead
east
6m
Urpeth is 6 miles east of Annfield Plain
north-west
6m
Urpeth is 6 miles north-west of Houghton-le-Spring
south-east
7m
Urpeth is 7 miles south-east of Blaydon
south-west
7m
Urpeth is 7 miles south-west of Hebburn
south-west
8m
Urpeth is 8 miles south-west of Wallsend

What are the nearest cities to Urpeth?

Position of Urpeth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Urpeth to the centre of the city.

south
6m
Urpeth is 6 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
8m
Urpeth is 8 miles north of Durham
west
9m
Urpeth is 9 miles west of Sunderland
north
52m
Urpeth is 52 miles north of Ripon
east
53m
Urpeth is 53 miles east of Carlisle
north
67m
Urpeth is 67 miles north of York
north-east
75m
Urpeth is 75 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
75m
Urpeth is 75 miles north of Leeds
north
76m
Urpeth is 76 miles north of Bradford
north
83m
Urpeth is 83 miles north of Wakefield

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