Murton
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.813, -1.387 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 39 46 |
| Population: | 7,413 |
Murton is a village and civil parish in County Durham, in the north-east of England, sitting close to the Durham coast and the coastal town of Seaham. The parish occupies a mix of former coalfield terrain and agricultural land, and its location gives reasonably straightforward commuter links into Durham and Sunderland.
Much of the village’s character comes from its 19th–20th century expansion as a mining community, so local identity is shaped by that industrial heritage even as the economy has diversified since the pits closed. You’ll find a strong sense of local community, with village halls, sports clubs and grassroots groups active in regeneration and maintaining social life, while former industrial sites have been partially reclaimed for recreation and small-scale enterprise.
Postcode districts covering Murton
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 16.2 miles
- Sunderland 6 miles
- Middlesbrough 18.7 miles
- Darlington 20.5 miles
- Hartlepool 12.2 miles
- South Shields 11.7 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 16.9 miles
- Gateshead 12 miles
- Washington 7.9 miles
- Durham 7.5 miles
- Wallsend 14.1 miles
- Newburn 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Murton Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Dalton-le-Dale Parish 1.1 miles
- South Hetton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Hawthorn Parish 1.3 miles
- Seaton with Slingley Parish 1.8 miles
- Deneside Ward 1.9 miles
- Easington Lane Built-up area 2 miles
- Seaham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Haswell Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Easington Village Parish 2.3 miles
- Dawdon Ward 2.5 miles
- Easington Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Murton
SR7 9GQ, SR7 9JB, SR7 9RX, SR7 9RU, SR7 9HR, SR7 9PZ, SR7 9TA, SR7 8ST, SR7 9TH … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 19.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 21 miles
- Seaham 2.5 miles
- Sunderland Station 6.5 miles
Hotels near Murton Ad
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 3.8 miles
- Seaham Hall and Serenity Spa 5 2.7 miles
- The Highfield Hotel 3.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Sunderland - City Centre 4 6.5 miles
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 7.2 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 7.9 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.7 miles
- 61 Durham 4 4.5 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 8.5 miles
- Hardwicke Hall Manor Hotel 3 5.8 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 5.2 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 5.8 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 7 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 7.2 miles
- University of Durham University 8.3 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 11 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 11.3 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 11.4 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 11.9 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 12.8 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 12.8 miles