Hawthorn
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.81, -1.354 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 41 46 |
| Population: | 500 |
Hawthorn is a small village and civil parish in County Durham, set in the rolling countryside typical of the north-east. The setting mixes farmland and older terraced housing from the Victorian era, and the landscape still bears the imprint of the former Durham coalfield with reclaimed mine land and quiet lanes used by walkers and cyclists.
Historically the community grew around agriculture and mining, but today it is largely residential with many people commuting to jobs in nearby towns and cities. Local life centres on a parish church, a village hall and occasional community events, and the area is valued for its peaceful rural character and easy access to the wider amenities of Durham and the surrounding coast.
Postcode districts covering Hawthorn
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 17.2 miles
- Sunderland 6.6 miles
- Middlesbrough 18 miles
- Darlington 20.8 miles
- Hartlepool 11.3 miles
- South Shields 12.1 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 16.6 miles
- Gateshead 13.1 miles
- Washington 8.9 miles
- Durham 8.7 miles
- Wallsend 14.8 miles
- Newburn 19.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dalton-le-Dale Parish 1.2 miles
- Easington Colliery Parish 1.5 miles
- Murton Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Easington Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Dawdon Ward 1.7 miles
- Deneside Ward 1.8 miles
- Seaham Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Easington Village Parish 2 miles
- South Hetton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Seaton with Slingley Parish 2.5 miles
- Haswell Built-up area 3 miles
- Shotton and South Hetton Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Hawthorn
SR7 8RX, SR7 8SF, SR7 8SA, SR7 8SP, SR7 8SD, SR7 8RT, SR7 8SW, SR7 8SL, SR7 8RP … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 20.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 21 miles
- Seaham 2 miles
- Sunderland Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Hawthorn Ad
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 3 miles
- Seaham Hall and Serenity Spa 5 2.6 miles
- The Highfield Hotel 5.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Sunderland - City Centre 4 6.9 miles
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 8.5 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 8.7 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 8.9 miles
- 61 Durham 4 5.7 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 9.7 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland 4 7.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Outer Harbour Harbour 2.1 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 4.4 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 7 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 7.4 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 7.4 miles
- University of Durham University 9.5 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 10 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 10.3 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 12.1 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 12.4 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 12.7 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 13 miles