Trimdon
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.702, -1.423 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 37 34 |
| Population: | 2,958 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Trimdon sits in the rolling countryside of County Durham, a cluster of villages and farmland that grew up around the Durham coalfield. The parish blends open agricultural landscape with the vestiges of 19th- and 20th-century mining, and it feels rurally compact rather than urban - hedgerows, narrow lanes and small village greens give it a quiet, local character.
Trimdon has a strong mining heritage and a close-knit community life, with local clubs, fetes and parish activities marking the social calendar. The area is perhaps best known nationally for its link to former prime minister Tony Blair, who used a home and constituency base in Trimdon Colliery while representing the neighbouring constituency of Sedgefield, but day-to-day the parish is typically local and unassuming, sustained by small businesses, agriculture and commuting to larger towns.
Postcode districts covering Trimdon
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 22.1 miles
- Sunderland 13.5 miles
- Middlesbrough 12.8 miles
- Darlington 12.9 miles
- Hartlepool 8.7 miles
- South Shields 19.3 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 9.9 miles
- Gateshead 17.9 miles
- Washington 14.2 miles
- Durham 7.9 miles
- Wallsend 21.1 miles
- Newburn 23.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Trimdon Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Trimdon Grange Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Trimdon Colliery Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Fishburn Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Trimdon Foundry Parish 1.5 miles
- Trimdon and Thornley Ward 1.9 miles
- Kelloe Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Hutton Henry Parish 2.7 miles
- Wingate Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Wheatley Hill Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 3 miles
- Bishop Middleham Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Trimdon
TS29 6PN, TS29 6NP, TS29 6JP, TS29 6HH, TS29 6JF, TS29 6DR, TS29 6JA, TS29 6PZ, TS29 6HW … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 13.3 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 25.5 miles
- Durham Railway Station 8.3 miles
- Hartlepool Railway Station 8.6 miles
Hotels near Trimdon Ad
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 4.5 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- The Impeccable Pig 3.5 miles
- The Three Horseshoes 4.7 miles
- Hardwick Arms Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- The Pickled Parson of Sedgefield 3.3 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.7 miles
- Travelodge Sedgefield 3 3.8 miles
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 5.8 miles
Schools in Trimdon
- St William's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 4.2 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 5.4 miles
- University of Durham University 7.7 miles
- Windlestone Country house 7.7 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 8.4 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 9 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 9.9 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 10 miles
- Seaton Snook Hill 10.2 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 11.5 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles
- Teesport Harbour 12 miles