Windlestone
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.648, -1.582 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 27 28 |
| Dialling code: | 01740 (Sedgefield) |
Windlestone is a small, mainly rural civil parish in County Durham, tucked between the larger market towns of Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor and within easy reach of Durham. The landscape is gently undulating farmland and estate woodland, with a scattering of dwellings rather than a compact village centre, so it feels quietly pastoral despite being close to former industrial centres of the north-east.
The parish is best known for the nearby Windlestone Hall, the old gentry estate at the heart of local history, and the area’s social fabric reflects both that country-house heritage and the legacy of the Durham Coalfield: agricultural life alongside 19th–20th century mining influences. In recent decades the hall and its grounds have been the focus of preservation and redevelopment interest, while the parish itself attracts walkers and those seeking a rural feel with reasonable commuting links to the surrounding towns.
Postcode districts covering Windlestone
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Sunderland 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Middlesbrough 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Darlington 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Hartlepool 14.7 miles23.7 km
- South Shields 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Gateshead 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Washington 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Durham 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Wallsend 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Newburn 23.9 miles38.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Aycliffe North and Middridge Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Chilton Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Middridge Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kirk Merrington Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Coundon and Leeholme Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Eldon Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Aycliffe West Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Newton Aycliffe Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Great Aycliffe Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ferryhill Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Dene Valley Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Windlestone
DL17 0LP, DL17 0LN, DL17 0LR, DL17 0LX, DL17 0LL, DL17 0NL, DL17 0LS, DL17 0NJ, DL4 2QX … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Newcastle International Airport 27.3 miles43.9 km
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Shildon Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
Hotels near Windlestone Ad
- Thomas Wright House 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Park Head Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Holiday Inn Darlington - North A1m 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Manor House Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Redworth Hall Hotel- Part of the Cairn Collection 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Houndgate Townhouse 8.7 miles14 km
- Dalesman Hotel 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Hall Garth Hotel 4.8 miles7.8 km
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 0.6 miles1 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 4.6 miles7.4 km
- University of Durham University 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Stanwick Hall Estate 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Streatlam Castle Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 15 miles24.1 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 15.5 miles24.9 km