New Brancepeth
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.768, -1.65 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 22 41 |
| Dialling code: | 01388 (Bishop Auckland) |
New Brancepeth is a small former colliery village in County Durham, England, set on the rise above the surrounding countryside a few miles west of Durham. It overlooks parts of the Deerness Valley and sits close to the older village and estate around Brancepeth and Brancepeth Castle, giving it a mix of rugged post‑industrial character and attractive rural outlooks.
Historically built to house coal‑mining families, New Brancepeth still carries that industrial heritage in its terraces and community memory, but today is largely residential with a strong village community, local groups and good access to walking routes and green spaces reclaimed from former mining land. Many residents commute to nearby towns and Durham for work, while social life often centres on local events and the shared history of the area.
Postcode districts covering New Brancepeth
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Sunderland 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Middlesbrough 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Darlington 16.8 miles27 km
- Hartlepool 18.7 miles30.2 km
- South Shields 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Gateshead 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Washington 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Durham 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Wallsend 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Newburn 15.2 miles24.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Brandon and Byshottles Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Ushaw Moor and Bearpark Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Brandon Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bearpark Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Esh Winning Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Deerness Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Langley Park Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Esh Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Neville's Cross Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Brancepeth Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Witton Gilbert Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- City of Durham Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in New Brancepeth
DH7 7HE, DH7 7JE, DH7 7JH, DH7 7ET, DH7 7EF, DH7 7JA, DH7 7JF, DH7 7EY, DH7 7HX … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Durham Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 6.6 miles10.7 km
Hotels near New Brancepeth Ad
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Thomas Wright House 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Durham Castle, University of Durham 3 miles4.7 km
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 5.6 miles8.9 km
Schools in New Brancepeth
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 7.5 miles12 km
- Windlestone Country house 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Ravensworth Estate 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles18 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 13.7 miles22 km
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 13.7 miles22 km
- Life Science Musuem Museum 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Discovery Museum Museum 13.9 miles22.4 km