Sherburn
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.797, -1.492 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 32 44 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Sherburn is a largely residential and rural ward in County Durham, sitting amid rolling farmland and small pockets of housing rather than a dense urban centre. It feels characteristically North Eastern, with quiet lanes, allotments and a handful of local shops and services that serve a community made up of long‑standing families and newer commuters.
The area bears the imprint of the county's industrial past - coal mining and quarrying shaped local settlement and social life - but today the local economy blends agriculture, small businesses and commuting into nearby centres such as Durham and Sunderland. Community life is active at the village hall, sports clubs and seasonal events, and there are visible historic touches in surviving miners’ cottages and parish buildings that give the ward a layered, lived‑in character.
Postcode districts covering Sherburn
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 15 miles24.2 km
- Sunderland 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Middlesbrough 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Darlington 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Hartlepool 14.3 miles23 km
- South Shields 13.1 miles21 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 17 miles27.4 km
- Gateshead 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Washington 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Durham 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Wallsend 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Newburn 16.1 miles26 km
Neighbouring places
- High Pittington Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Pittington Parish 0.4 miles0.7 km
- West Rainton Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Sherburn Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Hetton le Hill Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Sherburn Hill Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- West Rainton and Leamside Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sherburn Village Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Belmont Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- East Rainton Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Hetton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hetton-le-Hole Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Sherburn
DH5 9RH, DH6 1BE, DH6 1HF, DH6 1DB, DH4 6PP, DH4 6PW, DH1 2SR, DH6 1HG, DH4 6QQ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 20 miles32.2 km
- Durham Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
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Schools in Sherburn
- Elemore Hall School Special
- Pittington Primary School Primary
- Sherburn Primary School Primary
- West Rainton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Stadium of Light Stadium 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Windlestone Country house 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Ravensworth Estate 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 12.7 miles20.4 km