Murton
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.816, -1.392 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NZ 39 47 |
| Population: | 7,413 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Murton is a village in County Durham in the north‑east of England, historically part of the Durham coalfield. It sits a few miles inland from the Durham coast close to Seaham and roughly eight miles east of Durham, and developed as a tightly knit pit village centred on its colliery through the 20th century.
Since the decline of coal mining the village has undergone the familiar post‑industrial changes: former colliery land has been landscaped or repurposed, and the local economy now mixes small businesses, commuter households and ongoing regeneration projects. Murton still carries a strong community identity rooted in its mining heritage, reflected in local clubs, events and memorials to that era.
Postcode districts covering Murton
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 15.8 miles
- Sunderland 5.7 miles
- Middlesbrough 19 miles
- Darlington 20.7 miles
- Hartlepool 12.5 miles
- South Shields 11.4 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 17.2 miles
- Gateshead 11.7 miles
- Washington 7.5 miles
- Durham 7.3 miles
- Wallsend 13.8 miles
- Newburn 17.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dalton-le-Dale Parish 1 mile
- South Hetton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Seaton with Slingley Parish 1.5 miles
- Hawthorn Parish 1.6 miles
- Deneside Ward 1.9 miles
- Easington Lane Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Seaham Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Warden Law Parish 2.4 miles
- Haswell Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Hetton-le-Hole Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Dawdon Ward 2.5 miles
- Hetton Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Murton
SR7 9RN, SR7 9HJ, SR7 9SH, SR7 9QH, SR7 9JD, SR7 9NT, SR7 9JL, SR7 9DQ, SR7 9HT … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 19.4 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 21.3 miles
- Seaham 2.5 miles
- Sunderland Station 6.2 miles
Hotels near Murton Ad
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 4.1 miles
- The Highfield Hotel 3.6 miles
- Seaham Hall and Serenity Spa 5 2.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Sunderland - City Centre 4 6.3 miles
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 6.9 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.6 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 8 miles
- 61 Durham 4 4.4 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 8.4 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 7.8 miles
Schools in Murton
- Ribbon School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton Primary
Local points of interest
- Outer Harbour Harbour 2.9 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 5.5 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 5.5 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 6.8 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 7 miles
- University of Durham University 8.2 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 11.1 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 11.3 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 11.6 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 12.1 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 12.5 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 12.5 miles