Witton Park
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.665, -1.73 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 17 29 |
| Dialling code: | 01388 (Bishop Auckland) |
Witton Park is a small former mining village in County Durham, England, situated a short distance from Bishop Auckland and on the fringe of the rolling countryside that leads into the Durham Dales. The settlement sits in a modest valley and is characterised by rows of Victorian terraced housing and pockets of green space, giving easy access to walking country and nearby market towns.
Historically the village grew up around the 19th‑century coal industry and retains traces of that industrial past alongside more recent residential development; today it functions largely as a commuter and local community with a village hall, small shops and active community groups. Its mix of industrial heritage and rural access makes it typical of former mining communities in the north‑east, valued for both its local identity and proximity to wider amenities.
Postcode districts covering Witton Park
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Sunderland 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Middlesbrough 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Darlington 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Hartlepool 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Gateshead 20 miles32.1 km
- Washington 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Durham 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Wallsend 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Newburn 22 miles35.4 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 16 miles25.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Toft Hill and High Etherley Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hunwick Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Witton-le-Wear Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bishop Auckland Town Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Bishop Auckland Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Woodhouse Close Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Howden-le-Wear Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Etherley Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- West Auckland Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Evenwood and Barony Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Evenwood Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Dene Valley Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Witton Park
DL14 0DW, DL14 0ET, DL14 0ED, DL14 0DL, DL14 0DX, DL14 0EP, DL14 0EQ, DL14 0EN, DL14 0DS … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 16.1 miles26 km
- Newcastle International Airport 25.8 miles41.5 km
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Shildon Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
Hotels near Witton Park Ad
- Thomas Wright House 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Manor House Hotel 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Park Head Hotel 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Bay Horse Hotel Wolsingham 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Redworth Hall Hotel- Part of the Cairn Collection 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Brown Horse Hotel 7.7 miles12.5 km
Schools in Witton Park
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park Primary
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Streatlam Castle Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- University of Durham University 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Stanwick Hall Estate 12.5 miles20.2 km
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 15 miles24.1 km
- Old Park Country house 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 17.5 miles28.2 km