Tantobie
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.886, -1.729 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 17 54 |
| Dialling code: | 01207 (Consett) |
Tantobie is a small former colliery village in County Durham, England, lying close to the town of Stanley in the old Durham coalfield. It developed in the 19th and early 20th centuries around mining, and that industrial heritage still shapes the village’s layout and character.
Today Tantobie is primarily residential with local shops, a pub and a strong community spirit; it offers easy access to surrounding moorland and regional heritage attractions such as the Tanfield Railway and the open-air Beamish Museum, while larger centres like Stanley and Durham provide broader services and transport links.
Postcode districts covering Tantobie
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Sunderland 12.4 miles20 km
- South Shields 14 miles22.5 km
- Gateshead 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Washington 8.7 miles14 km
- Durham 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Wallsend 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Newburn 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Whitley Bay 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Blyth 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Peterlee 17.7 miles28.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Hobson Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Tanfield Lea Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Burnopfield and Dipton Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Tanfield Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Dipton Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Burnopfield Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Annfield Plain Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Stanley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Craghead and South Moor Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hamsterley Mill Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Rowlands Gill Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Beamish Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Tantobie
DH9 9RU, DH9 9TF, DH9 9TL, DH9 9RL, DH9 9SA, DH9 9TT, DH9 9TJ, DH9 9FB, DH9 9SB … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 28.6 miles46.1 km
- Blaydon Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
- Dunston Railway Station 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Eldon Square bus station 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Haymarket bus station 7.8 miles12.5 km
Hotels near Tantobie Ad
- Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 2.3 miles3.8 km
- The Nest at the Woodmans Arms 5 3.7 miles6 km
- Beamish Park Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Riding Farm Cottages 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Newcastle Gateshead 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Michelangelos 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Hotel 52 - Stanley 4 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Durham House Hotel 6.9 miles11.2 km
Local points of interest
- Beamish Museum Museum 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Ravensworth Estate 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Discovery Museum Museum 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Life Science Musuem Museum 7.1 miles11.5 km
- St James' Park Stadium 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Hancock Museum Museum 8 miles12.9 km
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 8.2 miles13.2 km