Esh
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.791, -1.696 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 19 44 |
Esh is a small civil parish in County Durham, a few miles to the west of Durham, made up of a cluster of villages and hamlets set in rolling agricultural countryside. Its lanes, stone cottages and village greens give it a distinctly rural character while the surrounding fields and wooded valleys make it appealing for walkers and country living.
Historically rooted in farming and later touched by the coal‑field economy that shaped much of County Durham, the parish today mixes long‑standing local families with commuters to Durham and Newcastle. Community life centres on the church, village hall and local events, and there is an emphasis on conserving the historic and landscape character even as modest modern development continues.
Postcode districts covering Esh
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Sunderland 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Middlesbrough 24.9 miles40 km
- Darlington 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Hartlepool 21 miles33.9 km
- South Shields 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Gateshead 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Washington 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Durham 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Wallsend 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Newburn 13.4 miles21.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Langley Park Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Esh Winning Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Esh and Witton Gilbert Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Deerness Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- New Brancepeth Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ushaw Moor and Bearpark Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Burnhope Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Brandon and Byshottles Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Witton Gilbert Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Bearpark Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Lanchester Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Cornsay Parish 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Esh
DH7 9PT, DH7 9UL, DH7 9TF, DH7 9FH, DH7 9UB, DH7 9UF, DH7 9BL, DH7 9YE, DH7 9UQ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 17 miles27.4 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Durham Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 6.5 miles10.4 km
Hotels near Esh Ad
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Thomas Wright House 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Durham Castle, University of Durham 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 8.1 miles13 km
Schools in Esh
- Langley Park Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- Ravensworth Estate 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Windlestone Country house 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Life Science Musuem Museum 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Discovery Museum Museum 12.6 miles20.4 km
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 13.1 miles21 km
- St James' Park Stadium 13.1 miles21.1 km