GetTheData logo

Where is Wearhead?

Wearhead is located in the county of Durham, North East England, eight miles west of the town of Stanhope, 29 miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 91 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 230 miles north of Cardiff, and 240 miles north of London. Wearhead lies two miles south of the Northumberland border. Wearhead falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL13 postcode district. The post town for Wearhead is Bishop Auckland.

Wearhead on a map

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

Which county is Wearhead in?

Wearhead 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 Wearhead in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Wearhead within Durham
Location of Wearhead within Durham

What is the postcode for Wearhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wearhead is DL13 1BE.

Where is Wearhead in DL13?

Wearhead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wearhead within DL13
Location of Wearhead within DL13

What is the post town for Wearhead?

The post town for Wearhead is Bishop Auckland. Wearhead is in the DL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wearhead?

The centre of Wearhead is located at position 54.75069° latitude and -2.22146° longitude.

Latitude54.75069°
Longitude-2.22146°

What is the easting and northing of Wearhead?

The centre of Wearhead is located at the grid reference easting 385843 and northing 539549 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting385843
Northing539549

What are the nearest towns to Wearhead?

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

west
8m
Wearhead is 8 miles west of Stanhope
south-east
10m
Wearhead is 10 miles south-east of Alston
west
14m
Wearhead is 14 miles west of Wolsingham
south
16m
Wearhead is 16 miles south of Hexham
north-east
16m
Wearhead is 16 miles north-east of Appleby-in-Westmorland
west
16m
Wearhead is 16 miles west of Tow Law
south-west
17m
Wearhead is 17 miles south-west of Consett
south-west
17m
Wearhead is 17 miles south-west of Corbridge
south-east
18m
Wearhead is 18 miles south-east of Haltwhistle
north-west
19m
Wearhead is 19 miles north-west of Barnard Castle

What are the nearest cities to Wearhead?

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

west
26m
Wearhead is 26 miles west of Durham
south-west
29m
Wearhead is 29 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
east
30m
Wearhead is 30 miles east of Carlisle
west
35m
Wearhead is 35 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
51m
Wearhead is 51 miles north-west of Ripon
north-east
54m
Wearhead is 54 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
69m
Wearhead is 69 miles north of Bradford
north-west
71m
Wearhead is 71 miles north-west of Leeds
north
71m
Wearhead is 71 miles north of Preston
north-west
71m
Wearhead is 71 miles north-west of York