Shadforth
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.765, -1.469 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 34 41 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Shadforth in County Durham is a small village and civil parish set among rolling farmland a few miles east of Durham. It retains a rural feel of stone cottages, hedged lanes and farmland, but its nearness to the city and the wider Teesside area means many residents commute while still enjoying village life.
The village sits within the historic Durham coalfield area, so traces of a mining past sit alongside older agricultural roots; today it is notable for an active community scene with a village hall, local clubs and conservation-minded projects that protect the surrounding countryside and wildlife.
Postcode districts covering Shadforth
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 17.4 miles28 km
- Sunderland 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Middlesbrough 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Darlington 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Hartlepool 12.2 miles19.7 km
- South Shields 15 miles24.2 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Gateshead 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Washington 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Durham 4 miles6.5 km
- Wallsend 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Newburn 18.4 miles29.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Sherburn Hill Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Thornley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sherburn Built-up area 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Hetton le Hill Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Sherburn Village Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- High Pittington Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Pittington Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Shotton and South Hetton Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Haswell Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Cassop-cum-Quarrington Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Shincliffe Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wheatley Hill Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Shadforth
DH6 1NS, DH6 1LL, DH6 1NR, DH6 1LD, DH6 1LW, DH6 1LQ, DH6 1LN, DH6 1LH, DH6 1LF … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Newcastle International Airport 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Durham Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Seaham 7.1 miles11.4 km
Hotels near Shadforth Ad
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The Highfield Hotel 4.1 miles6.6 km
- 61 Durham 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Thomas Wright House 8.7 miles13.9 km
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 6.8 miles11 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 7.4 miles12 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Windlestone Country house 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Stadium of Light Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 12 miles19.2 km
- Ravensworth Estate 13.1 miles21.1 km