Deerness
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.77, -1.707 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 18 41 |
| Dialling code: | 01388 (Bishop Auckland) |
Deerness is a semi-rural ward in County Durham in north‑east England, set in the shallow bowl of the Deerness Valley carved by the River Deerness. The area comprises small stone villages, farmland and patches of ancient woodland, popular with walkers and wildlife watchers and close enough to Durham for many residents to commute for work and study.
Its character is shaped by a strong industrial past - the valley once hosted coal workings and associated communities - and by a present focused on agriculture, local services and conservation of industrial archaeology. Community life is lively for a rural area, centred on village halls, local pubs and volunteer groups that maintain footpaths and protect the valley’s landscape and heritage.
Postcode districts covering Deerness
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 16 miles
- Sunderland 14.5 miles
- Middlesbrough 24.4 miles
- Darlington 17.6 miles
- Hartlepool 20.9 miles
- South Shields 18.5 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 20.6 miles
- Gateshead 12.8 miles
- Washington 11.9 miles
- Durham 5.7 miles
- Wallsend 17.6 miles
- Newburn 14.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Esh Winning Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Esh and Witton Gilbert Ward 1.5 miles
- Esh Parish 1.5 miles
- Brandon and Byshottles Parish 1.9 miles
- New Brancepeth Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Cornsay Parish 2.3 miles
- Langley Park Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Hedleyhope Parish 2.8 miles
- Brancepeth Parish 2.9 miles
- Ushaw Moor and Bearpark Built-up area 3 miles
- Billy Row Built-up area 3 miles
- Bearpark Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Deerness
DH7 7PB, DH7 9HN, DH7 9PJ, DH7 7EJ, DH7 7PQ, DH7 7ND, DH7 9PA, DH7 9NN, DH7 7JR … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 18.5 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 21.2 miles
- Durham Railway Station 5 miles
- Wolsingham Rail Station 7.7 miles
Hotels near Deerness Ad
- Thomas Wright House 5.2 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 4.7 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 5.5 miles
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 5.5 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 5.2 miles
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 5.4 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 7.9 miles
- The Brown Horse Hotel 5.4 miles
- Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 8.3 miles
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 8.4 miles
Schools in Deerness
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Durham Academy Secondary
- Esh Winning Academy Primary
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy Primary
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 5.1 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 7.7 miles
- Windlestone Country house 9.2 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 10.2 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 11.3 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 12.9 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 12.9 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 14.1 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 14.1 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 14.1 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 14.4 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 14.5 miles