Greencroft
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.842, -1.759 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 15 49 |
| Dialling code: | 01207 (Consett) |
Greencroft is a parish in County Durham, in north‑east England. The area is largely rural, with a mix of farmland, pockets of woodland and traces of a nineteenth- and twentieth-century coal‑mining past that have been partly reclaimed by nature; traditional farmsteads and field patterns sit alongside more recent housing and green open spaces.
Community life is quiet and local, with parish events, small clubs and outdoor pursuits such as walking and wildlife watching making the most of the surrounding countryside. The place typifies much of County Durham’s evolution - agricultural roots, an industrial chapter and ongoing efforts at conservation and rural regeneration.
Postcode districts covering Greencroft
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 11.9 miles
- Sunderland 14.1 miles
- Darlington 23 miles
- Hartlepool 24.9 miles
- South Shields 16.5 miles
- Gateshead 9.6 miles
- Washington 10.6 miles
- Durham 8.8 miles
- Wallsend 14.5 miles
- Newburn 9.7 miles
- Whitley Bay 18.4 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 11.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lanchester Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Annfield Plain Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Leadgate Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Burnhope Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Delves Lane Ward 2.4 miles
- Dipton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Craghead and South Moor Ward 2.8 miles
- Leadgate and Medomsley Ward 3 miles
- Stanley Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Tantobie Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Consett North Ward 3.2 miles
- Consett Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Greencroft
DH9 7SB, DH7 0QW, DH7 0QP, DH7 0QX, DH7 0QU, DH9 7SE, DH7 0QT, DH7 0QZ, DH8 7SU … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 13.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 26.5 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 7.3 miles
- Durham Railway Station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Greencroft Ad
- The Royal Oak 3 4.2 miles
- Oak Tree Inn 3.3 miles
- Host & Stay | Jomor House 2.3 miles
- Host & Stay | Forest View Lodge 2.4 miles
- Hotel 52 Stanley 4 3.3 miles
- The Beamish Park Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- Beamish Hall Hotel, BW Premier Collection 4 4.7 miles
- South Causey Inn 4 4 miles
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 8.2 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 8.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Beamish Museum Museum 4.9 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 7.6 miles
- University of Durham University 8.9 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 10.2 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 10.3 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 10.3 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 10.7 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 10.7 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 10.8 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 10.9 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 10.9 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 10.9 miles