Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.821, -1.599 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 25 47 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth are small, neighbouring villages just east of Chester-le-Street in County Durham, England. They sit in the rolling former Durham coalfield and still show that industrial past in rows of former miners’ housing and reclaimed colliery sites, while newer residential pockets have given the area a largely commuter-village feel.
The villages are known locally for a strong community spirit - village halls, amateur sports clubs and green, walkable spaces where old pitlands have been turned into ponds, fields and informal nature areas. Good road and rail links via nearby Chester-le-Street make Durham city and the wider north-east readily accessible, so the area blends rural edges with a distinctly post‑industrial, community-focused character.
Postcode districts covering Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Sunderland 9 miles14.4 km
- Middlesbrough 23.6 miles38 km
- Darlington 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Hartlepool 18.7 miles30.1 km
- South Shields 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Gateshead 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Washington 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Durham 3.1 miles5 km
- Wallsend 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Newburn 12.5 miles20 km
Neighbouring places
- Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Sacriston Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Waldridge Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Chester-le-Street South Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Framwellgate Moor Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Witton Gilbert Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Chester-le-Street East Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Chester-le-Street West Central Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Whitehill Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Edmondsley Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Great Lumley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth
DH2 3RA, DH2 3PX, DH2 3QF, DH2 3PH, DH2 3PG, DH2 3PT, DH2 3QP, DH2 3PL, DH2 3QA … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Durham Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels near Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Riding Farm Cottages 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Durham Castle, University of Durham 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Highfield Hotel 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Thomas Wright House 8.6 miles13.9 km
Schools in Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth
- Nettlesworth Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Ravensworth Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Life Science Musuem Museum 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Discovery Museum Museum 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Stadium of Light Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 10.6 miles17.1 km