Trimdon
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.699, -1.429 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NZ 36 33 |
| Population: | 2,958 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Trimdon is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, set on the low rolling farmland of North East England. It sits close to neighbouring communities such as Sedgefield and is within easy reach of Durham, offering a quiet rural feel while being accessible to larger towns and the region’s road network.
Trimdon has a strong mining heritage - nearby pits at Trimdon Colliery and Trimdon Grange shaped its 19th- and 20th-century life and memory, including a notable colliery disaster in the 1800s. Today it is largely residential with agricultural surroundings, local pubs and community facilities, and it attracted wider attention through its location in the former Sedgefield parliamentary area during the late 20th century. The village retains a sense of local identity rooted in that industrial past alongside quieter contemporary village life.
Postcode districts covering Trimdon
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 22.2 miles
- Sunderland 13.7 miles
- Middlesbrough 12.8 miles
- Darlington 12.6 miles
- Hartlepool 8.9 miles
- South Shields 19.5 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 9.9 miles
- Gateshead 17.9 miles
- Washington 14.3 miles
- Durham 7.9 miles
- Wallsend 21.2 miles
- Newburn 23.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Trimdon Grange Built-up area 1 mile
- Fishburn Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Trimdon Colliery Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Trimdon Foundry Parish 1.8 miles
- Trimdon and Thornley Ward 2.1 miles
- Kelloe Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 2.8 miles
- Bishop Middleham Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Sedgefield Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Hutton Henry Parish 3 miles
- Wheatley Hill Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Wingate Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Trimdon
TS29 6JX, TS29 6QD, TS29 6QF, TS29 6NA, TS29 6QL, TS29 6HY, TS29 6PU, TS29 6PY, TS29 6PH … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 13.1 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 25.6 miles
- Durham Railway Station 8.3 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 8.7 miles
Hotels near Trimdon Ad
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 2.9 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 4.3 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- The Impeccable Pig 3.2 miles
- Hardwick Arms Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- The Three Horseshoes 4.7 miles
- The Pickled Parson of Sedgefield 3.1 miles
- Travelodge Sedgefield 3 3.6 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.7 miles
- Bannatyne Hotel Durham 7.3 miles
Schools in Trimdon
- St William's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 3.9 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 5.7 miles
- Windlestone Country house 7.4 miles
- University of Durham University 7.6 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 8.7 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 9.2 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 10.1 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 10.3 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 10.4 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 11.7 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles
- Teesport Harbour 12.2 miles