Toft Hill and High Etherley
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.65, -1.752 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 16 28 |
| Dialling code: | 01388 (Bishop Auckland) |
Toft Hill and High Etherley are small neighbouring villages on high ground in County Durham, a few miles west of Bishop Auckland. Perched above the Gaunless and Wear valleys, they offer broad views over the surrounding dales and fields and sit within the former Durham coalfield, so the landscape mixes open agricultural land with remnants of industrial heritage.
Both communities retain a strong village feel with churches, a village hall and local clubs, and their history is shaped by 19th‑ and 20th‑century mining and rural farming. Today they are largely residential – popular with commuters to nearby towns – and used as bases for walking, cycling and exploring the quieter parts of County Durham, while local social life remains centred on community events and longstanding village institutions.
Postcode districts covering Toft Hill and High Etherley
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 24.5 miles
- Sunderland 21.7 miles
- Middlesbrough 22.3 miles
- Darlington 11.4 miles
- Hartlepool 21.5 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 18 miles
- Gateshead 21.2 miles
- Washington 19.8 miles
- Durham 11.7 miles
- Newburn 23 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 17.3 miles
- Peterlee 18 miles
Neighbouring places
- Witton Park Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Evenwood and Barony Parish 1.4 miles
- Etherley Parish 1.6 miles
- West Auckland Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Witton-le-Wear Built-up area 2 miles
- Evenwood Built-up area 2 miles
- Woodhouse Close Ward 2.7 miles
- Bishop Auckland Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Bishop Auckland Town Ward 3 miles
- Howden-le-Wear Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Hunwick Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Hamsterley Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Toft Hill and High Etherley
DL14 0JA, DL14 0HS, DL14 0LR, DL14 0GZ, DL14 0HJ, DL14 0JD, DL14 0HU, DL14 0HN, DL14 0LT … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 16.2 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 26.9 miles
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 3 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 4.9 miles
Hotels near Toft Hill and High Etherley Ad
- Manor House Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- The Saxon Inn 4 2 miles
- Thomas Wright House 5.2 miles
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 3.9 miles
- Premier Inn Bishop Auckland 3 2.7 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- Superb Lime Guest House 4 miles
- Redworth Hall Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- HC Property - The Hideaway at Watergate Eye 4.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Darlington - NORTH A1M JCT.59 3 8.8 miles
Schools in Toft Hill and High Etherley
- Toft Hill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 4.6 miles
- Windlestone Country house 6.2 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 7.4 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 10.4 miles
- University of Durham University 10.5 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 11.6 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 13.1 miles
- Old Park Country house 15.8 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 16.1 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 17.6 miles
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 18.6 miles