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 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 |
Whorlton 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 Whorlton is DL12 8FG.
Whorlton 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 Whorlton is Barnard Castle. Whorlton is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Whorlton is located at position 54.5294° latitude and -1.83834° longitude.
Latitude | 54.5294° |
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Longitude | -1.83834° |
The centre of Whorlton is located at the grid reference easting 410560 and northing 514914 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 410560 |
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Northing | 514914 |
Position of Whorlton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whorlton to the centre of the town.
Position of Whorlton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whorlton to the centre of the city.