Brandon
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.753, -1.626 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 24 39 |
| Dialling code: | 01388 (Bishop Auckland) |
Brandon is an electoral ward in County Durham, on the outskirts of Durham, centred on a village that grew up around 19th‑century coal workings and the course of the River Browney. The landscape mixes rows of traditional miners' terraces with pockets of post‑industrial development, adjacent farmland and easy access to the Durham countryside.
Today the ward combines a strong local identity and active community organisations with a largely residential character, some light industry and local shops; many residents commute into Durham or further afield. Its industrial past still shapes community memory, with visible heritage features and green spaces that make it a practical, quietly distinctive place to live while remaining close to the city.
Postcode districts covering Brandon
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Sunderland 13 miles20.9 km
- Middlesbrough 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Darlington 15.6 miles25 km
- Hartlepool 17.5 miles28.2 km
- South Shields 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Gateshead 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Washington 11.2 miles17.9 km
- Durham 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Wallsend 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Newburn 16.5 miles26.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Brandon Built-up area 0 miles0.1 km
- New Brancepeth Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Brandon and Byshottles Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Neville's Cross Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Ushaw Moor and Bearpark Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Brancepeth Parish 2.1 miles3.5 km
- City of Durham Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bearpark Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Croxdale Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Elvet and Gilesgate Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Croxdale and Hett Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Durham Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Brandon
DH7 8XU, DH7 8BP, DH7 8XN, DH7 8QS, DH7 8SL, DH7 8XZ, DH7 8SA, DH7 8BB, DH7 8LY … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Newcastle International Airport 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Durham Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 6.9 miles11.2 km
Hotels near Brandon Ad
- Thomas Wright House 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Durham Castle, University of Durham 2.5 miles4 km
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 4.4 miles7 km
- Honest Lawyer Hotel 3 1.9 miles3 km
- Park Head Hotel 3 6 miles9.7 km
Schools in Brandon
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Browney Primary Academy Primary
- Langley Moor Primary School Primary
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Windlestone Country house 7 miles11.3 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Ravensworth Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Stadium of Light Stadium 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Life Science Musuem Museum 14.9 miles23.9 km