Aycliffe North and Middridge
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.632, -1.586 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 26 26 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Aycliffe North and Middridge sits in south‑east County Durham, taking in northern parts of the post‑war new town of Newton Aycliffe and the older village of Middridge. The ward is a blend of suburban housing, green corridors and agricultural land, with local shops, community facilities and patches of countryside that reflect both the planned new‑town layout and a longer rural history.
Economically it is shaped by substantial industrial and business estates alongside smaller local employers, while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Darlington and Durham. The area is notable for the contrast between modern manufacturing and logistics activity and the older village character and farmland, with good road links to the A1(M) giving it a strategic north‑east location.
Postcode districts covering Aycliffe North and Middridge
Most populated places nearby
- Sunderland 19.6 miles
- Middlesbrough 15.6 miles
- Darlington 7.1 miles
- Hartlepool 15.1 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 11.4 miles
- Gateshead 21.4 miles
- Washington 18.8 miles
- Durham 10.3 miles
- Newburn 25 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 15.2 miles
- Redcar 20.6 miles
- Peterlee 13.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Middridge Parish 0.6 miles
- Aycliffe West Ward 1.1 miles
- Windlestone Parish 1.1 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Great Aycliffe Parish 1.4 miles
- School Aycliffe Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Eldon Parish 2 miles
- Aycliffe East Ward 2 miles
- Chilton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Shildon Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Shildon and Dene Valley Ward 2.6 miles
- Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Aycliffe North and Middridge
DL5 4YE, DL5 7QZ, DL5 4QX, DL5 7QH, DL5 4UA, DL5 7QB, DL5 7PS, DL5 7EU, DL5 4UU … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 10.6 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 28.3 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Aycliffe North and Middridge Ad
- Thomas Wright House 5.5 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Darlington - North A1m 3 3.4 miles
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 5.2 miles
- Redworth Hall Hotel- Part of the Cairn Collection 4 2.7 miles
- Manor House Hotel 4 5.5 miles
- Houndgate Townhouse 7.6 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 7.2 miles
- Dalesman Hotel 7.8 miles
- Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel 3 5.2 miles
Schools in Aycliffe North and Middridge
- Byerley Park Primary School Primary
- Greenfield Academy Secondary
- St Francis Horndale C of E Primary School Primary
- Walworth School Special
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 1.5 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 4.9 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 8.8 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 9.1 miles
- University of Durham University 9.2 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 11.5 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 12.1 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 13.5 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 14.8 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 15.2 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 15.4 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 16 miles