Whitehill
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.857, -1.611 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 25 51 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Whitehill is a small village in County Durham, tucked into the rolling rural landscape of the north-east. It has the quiet character of many local settlements, with stone-built houses and a sense of close community rather than large commercial centres.
The village reflects the mixed agricultural and industrial heritage of the county: farming still shapes the surrounding countryside, while the social history bears the imprint of Durham’s mining and manufacturing past. Today residents often combine local community life with commuting to larger towns for work, and village events and institutions help keep social ties strong.
Postcode districts covering Whitehill
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 9.8 miles
- Sunderland 8.2 miles
- Darlington 22.6 miles
- Hartlepool 20.6 miles
- South Shields 11.5 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 22.9 miles
- Gateshead 5.9 miles
- Washington 4.9 miles
- Durham 5.5 miles
- Wallsend 10.6 miles
- Newburn 10.1 miles
- Whitley Bay 14.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chester-le-Street West Central Ward 0.4 miles
- Newfield Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Waldridge Parish 1 mile
- Pelton Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Chester-le-Street South Ward 1.1 miles
- Chester-le-Street North Ward 1.1 miles
- Chester-le-Street Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Edmondsley Parish 1.4 miles
- West Pelton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Chester-le-Street East Ward 1.7 miles
- Ouston Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Urpeth Built-up area 2 miles
Example postcodes in Whitehill
DH2 2NN, DH2 2NR, DH2 2FP, DH2 2PE, DH2 2NX, DH2 2ET, DH2 2PA, DH2 2QA, DH2 2BY … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 12.9 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 25.1 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Durham Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 8.2 miles
- Haymarket bus station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Whitehill Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 2.3 miles
- Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 3.2 miles
- Riding Farm Cottages 4 2.8 miles
- Beamish Park Hotel 3 4 miles
- Holiday Inn Washington 4 3 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 5.8 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 5.9 miles
- Durham House Hotel 6.6 miles
- The Nest at the Woodmans Arms 5 6.4 miles
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 8 miles
Local points of interest
- Beamish Museum Museum 2.1 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 4.2 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 5.1 miles
- University of Durham University 6.4 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 7.7 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 7.8 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 7.8 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 7.9 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 8.1 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 8.1 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 8.2 miles