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Where is Winston?

Winston is located in the county of Durham, North East England, five miles east of the town of Barnard Castle, nine miles west of the major town of Darlington, 112 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 220 miles north of Cardiff, and 220 miles north of London. Winston lies just north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Winston falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL2 postcode district. The post town for Winston is Darlington.

Winston on a map

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

Which county is Winston in?

Winston 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 Winston in Durham?

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

Map showing location of Winston within Durham
Location of Winston within Durham

What is the postcode for Winston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Winston is DL2 3RJ.

Where is Winston in DL2?

Winston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Winston within DL2
Location of Winston within DL2

What is the post town for Winston?

The post town for Winston is Darlington. Winston is in the DL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darlington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Winston?

The centre of Winston is located at position 54.54572° latitude and -1.78419° longitude.

Latitude54.54572°
Longitude-1.78419°

What is the easting and northing of Winston?

The centre of Winston is located at the grid reference easting 414059 and northing 516739 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting414059
Northing516739

What are the nearest towns to Winston?

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

east
5m
Winston is 5 miles east of Barnard Castle
south-west
8m
Winston is 8 miles south-west of Shildon
south-west
9m
Winston is 9 miles south-west of Bishop Auckland
west
9m
Winston is 9 miles west of Darlington
south-west
10m
Winston is 10 miles south-west of Newton Aycliffe
north
10m
Winston is 10 miles north of Richmond
south
12m
Winston is 12 miles south of Crook
south
12m
Winston is 12 miles south of Willington
south-west
13m
Winston is 13 miles south-west of Spennymoor
south
13m
Winston is 13 miles south of Wolsingham

What are the nearest cities to Winston?

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

south-west
18m
Winston is 18 miles south-west of Durham
south-west
29m
Winston is 29 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
30m
Winston is 30 miles north of Ripon
south
31m
Winston is 31 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
49m
Winston is 49 miles north-west of York
south-east
52m
Winston is 52 miles south-east of Carlisle
north
52m
Winston is 52 miles north of Bradford
north
52m
Winston is 52 miles north of Leeds
north-east
54m
Winston is 54 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
61m
Winston is 61 miles north of Wakefield