Tursdale
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.723, -1.531 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 30 36 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Tursdale is a small settlement in County Durham, lying in the rural belt to the south‑east of Durham. It’s a modest, quietly residential place set among fields and hedgerows, with the pattern of lanes and farmland more prominent than any town centre.
Like many communities in the county, Tursdale bears the imprint of the coal‑mining and railway era: former industrial sites and transport links have shaped the local landscape, and some areas have been reclaimed for agriculture or nature. Today the village is largely residential, with a close‑knit feel and easy access to larger towns for services, while attracting walkers and visitors interested in rural scenery and industrial heritage.
Postcode districts covering Tursdale
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Sunderland 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Middlesbrough 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Darlington 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Hartlepool 13.2 miles21.3 km
- South Shields 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Gateshead 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Washington 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Durham 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Wallsend 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Newburn 19.7 miles31.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Bowburn Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Coxhoe Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Cassop-cum-Quarrington Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Croxdale and Hett Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Cornforth Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- High Shincliffe Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Kelloe Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Croxdale Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Shincliffe Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Durham South Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Tudhoe Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Tursdale
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Newcastle International Airport 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Durham Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 7.4 miles12 km
Hotels near Tursdale Ad
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Thomas Wright House 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Durham Castle, University of Durham 4 miles6.4 km
- Park Head Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Windlestone Country house 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 11.2 miles18 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 13.5 miles21.6 km
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Stadium of Light Stadium 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 14.5 miles23.3 km