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Where is Whorlton?

Whorlton is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles east of the town of Barnard Castle, 11 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 112 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 218 miles north of Cardiff, and 220 miles north of London. Whorlton lies roughly one mile north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Whorlton falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Whorlton is Barnard Castle.

Whorlton on a map

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

Which county is Whorlton in?

Whorlton 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 Whorlton in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Whorlton within Durham
Location of Whorlton within Durham

What is the postcode for Whorlton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whorlton is DL12 8FG.

Where is Whorlton in DL12?

Whorlton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whorlton within DL12
Location of Whorlton within DL12

What is the post town for Whorlton?

The post town for Whorlton is Barnard Castle. Whorlton is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whorlton?

The centre of Whorlton is located at position 54.5294° latitude and -1.83834° longitude.

Latitude54.5294°
Longitude-1.83834°

What is the easting and northing of Whorlton?

The centre of Whorlton is located at the grid reference easting 410560 and northing 514914 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting410560
Northing514914

What are the nearest towns to Whorlton?

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

east
3m
Whorlton is 3 miles east of Barnard Castle
north-west
10m
Whorlton is 10 miles north-west of Richmond
south-west
11m
Whorlton is 11 miles south-west of Shildon
south-west
11m
Whorlton is 11 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland
west
11m
Whorlton is 11 miles west of Darlington
south-west
12m
Whorlton is 12 miles south-west of Newton Aycliffe
south
13m
Whorlton is 13 miles south of Crook
south-west
14m
Whorlton is 14 miles south-west of Willington
south
14m
Whorlton is 14 miles south of Wolsingham
south-west
15m
Whorlton is 15 miles south-west of Spennymoor

What are the nearest cities to Whorlton?

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

south-west
20m
Whorlton is 20 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
30m
Whorlton is 30 miles north-west of Ripon
south-west
32m
Whorlton is 32 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
32m
Whorlton is 32 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
50m
Whorlton is 50 miles north-west of York
south-east
51m
Whorlton is 51 miles south-east of Carlisle
north
51m
Whorlton is 51 miles north of Bradford
north-east
51m
Whorlton is 51 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
52m
Whorlton is 52 miles north of Leeds
north
60m
Whorlton is 60 miles north of Wakefield