Sacriston
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.834, -1.611 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 25 48 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Sacriston is an electoral ward in County Durham, sitting a few miles to the north of Durham and within comfortable commuting distance of Newcastle. It occupies a patchwork of former mining village, residential streets and surrounding farmland, with pockets of recreational green space and the sort of low, rolling countryside typical of the Durham coalfield edge.
Historically the area grew up around coal working and its name reflects ecclesiastical ownership - derived from the sacristan whose lands were once tied to Durham Cathedral - and the industrial past still shapes local identity. Since pit closures the ward has seen modest regeneration, a mix of older terraces and newer housing, local shops, community groups, sports clubs and conservation efforts that celebrate both the mining heritage and the natural landscape.
Postcode districts covering Sacriston
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 11.4 miles
- Sunderland 8.9 miles
- Middlesbrough 24.6 miles
- Darlington 21 miles
- Hartlepool 19.6 miles
- South Shields 12.7 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 21.5 miles
- Gateshead 7.5 miles
- Washington 6.1 miles
- Durham 4.1 miles
- Wallsend 12.1 miles
- Newburn 11.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Waldridge Parish 0.7 miles
- Chester-le-Street South Ward 0.9 miles
- Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth Built-up area 1 mile
- Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish 1 mile
- Sacriston Built-up area 1 mile
- Whitehill Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Chester-le-Street West Central Ward 1.7 miles
- Edmondsley Parish 1.7 miles
- Witton Gilbert Built-up area 2 miles
- Chester-le-Street East Ward 2.1 miles
- Chester-le-Street Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Newfield Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Sacriston
DH7 6QL, DH7 6FW, DH7 6PF, DH2 3PL, DH7 6JP, DH2 3QB, DH7 6LQ, DH7 6LL, DH7 6LT … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 14.4 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 23.6 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 2 miles
- Durham Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 9.8 miles
- Haymarket bus station 9.9 miles
Hotels near Sacriston Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 2.6 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 4.4 miles
- Lumley Castle 4 2.7 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 3.9 miles
- Travelodge Chester-le-Street 3 1 mile
- The City 4.3 miles
- Host & Stay | Louvaine House 2 miles
- Premier Inn Durham North 3 2.2 miles
- Host & Stay | The Old Rectory 2.2 miles
- Bannatyne Hotel Durham 4.6 miles
Schools in Sacriston
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
- Nettlesworth Primary School Primary
- Sacriston Academy Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston Primary
Local points of interest
- Beamish Museum Museum 3.3 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 4.6 miles
- University of Durham University 4.9 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 6.6 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 9.3 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 9.4 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 9.4 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 9.5 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 9.7 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 9.7 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 9.8 miles