Heighington
Parish in Darlington, England
| Coordinates: | 54.601, -1.627 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 24 22 |
| Population: | 1,383 |
| Dialling code: | 01325 (Darlington) |
Heighington is a small, largely rural parish close to Darlington in County Durham, sitting amid rolling farmland with a traditional village green and a number of stone-built cottages that reflect its long history. The village core includes a parish church with medieval origins and several listed buildings, giving the place a quietly historic character while the surrounding landscape remains used mainly for agriculture.
Today it functions partly as a commuter settlement for nearby towns but retains a lively local community with a village hall, primary school and regular events such as summer fêtes and sports clubs; those social ties, together with conservation-minded local planning, help preserve the village feel even as modest housing development has increased local population and activity.
Postcode districts covering Heighington
Most populated places nearby
- Sunderland 22.2 miles35.6 km
- Middlesbrough 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Darlington 5.6 miles9 km
- Hartlepool 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Gateshead 23.6 miles38 km
- Washington 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Durham 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Redcar 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Peterlee 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Chester-le-Street 18 miles29 km
Neighbouring places
- Heighington Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- School Aycliffe Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Houghton le Side Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Aycliffe West Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Shildon Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Newton Aycliffe Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Great Aycliffe Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Middridge Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Walworth Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Heighington & Coniscliffe Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Aycliffe East Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Bolam Parish 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Heighington
DL5 6GH, DL5 6PJ, DL5 6PL, DL5 6PH, DL2 2TU, DL5 6RF, DL5 6PG, DL5 6RU, DL5 6RS … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 10.2 miles16.3 km
- Newcastle International Airport 30.3 miles48.7 km
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Shildon Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
Hotels near Heighington Ad
- Redworth Hall Hotel- Part of the Cairn Collection 4 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Holiday Inn Darlington - North A1m 3 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Thomas Wright House 7 miles11.2 km
- Houndgate Townhouse 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Dalesman Hotel 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Park Head Hotel 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Manor House Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hall Garth Hotel 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Rockliffe Hall Hotel Golf & Spa 5 9 miles14.6 km
Schools in Heighington
- Heighington C of E Primary School Primary
- Oakwood Learning Centre Independent - special
- Pear Tree School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Stanwick Hall Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Streatlam Castle Estate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- University of Durham University 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 17.6 miles28.4 km