Kelloe
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.717, -1.459 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 34 35 |
| Population: | 1,502 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Kelloe is a civil parish in County Durham in north‑east England, lying to the east of Durham and a short distance inland from the North Sea coast near Seaham. The area is a mix of gently rolling farmland and remnants of former pit villages, with footpaths and lanes linking small settlements and farmsteads across a landscape shaped by both agriculture and industrial development.
Historically the parish has medieval roots but was transformed in the 19th century by the Durham coalfield, leading to the growth of colliery communities; the decline and closure of pits in the 20th century brought significant social and economic change. Today Kelloe combines heritage features such as its traditional village core and church with a contemporary character of commuters, local farming, and community activity, reflecting wider patterns of post‑industrial regeneration in the region.
Postcode districts covering Kelloe
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 20.6 miles
- Sunderland 12.6 miles
- Middlesbrough 14.5 miles
- Darlington 13.4 miles
- Hartlepool 10.4 miles
- South Shields 18.3 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 11.5 miles
- Gateshead 16.4 miles
- Washington 12.8 miles
- Durham 6.1 miles
- Wallsend 19.8 miles
- Newburn 21.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kelloe Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Trimdon Grange Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Trimdon and Thornley Ward 1.6 miles
- Trimdon Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Cassop-cum-Quarrington Parish 1.8 miles
- Trimdon Foundry Parish 1.9 miles
- Coxhoe Built-up area 2 miles
- Trimdon Colliery Built-up area 2 miles
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 2.3 miles
- Thornley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Wheatley Hill Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Cornforth Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Kelloe
DH6 4ND, DH6 4PJ, DH6 4BB, DH6 4NP, DH6 4PF, DH6 4PL, DH6 4LZ, DH6 4NL, DH6 4NA … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 14.4 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 24 miles
- Durham Railway Station 6.5 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 8.9 miles
Hotels near Kelloe Ad
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 2.7 miles
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 6.1 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 6 miles
- Thomas Wright House 7.9 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 6.5 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 6.4 miles
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 6 miles
- 61 Durham 4 5 miles
Schools in Kelloe
- Kelloe Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 4.9 miles
- University of Durham University 5.9 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 6.1 miles
- Windlestone Country house 7 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 9.7 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 10 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 10.2 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 10.6 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 11.7 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 12 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 13.4 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles