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 miles
- Middlesbrough 16.7 miles
- Darlington 5.6 miles
- Hartlepool 17.1 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 12.4 miles
- Gateshead 23.6 miles
- Washington 21.2 miles
- Durham 12.7 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 17.8 miles
- Redcar 22.2 miles
- Peterlee 15.7 miles
- Chester-le-Street 18 miles
Neighbouring places
- Heighington Built-up area 0.5 miles
- School Aycliffe Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Houghton le Side Parish 1.4 miles
- Aycliffe West Ward 1.9 miles
- Shildon Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Great Aycliffe Parish 2.2 miles
- Middridge Parish 2.2 miles
- Walworth Parish 2.3 miles
- Heighington & Coniscliffe Ward 2.4 miles
- Aycliffe East Ward 2.4 miles
- Bolam Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Heighington
DL5 6RW, DL5 6NJ, DL5 6PP, DL5 6RP, DL2 2UX, DL5 6NS, DL5 6PA, DL5 6RN, DL5 6SD … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 10.2 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 30.3 miles
- Newton Aycliffe Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Heighington Ad
- Redworth Hall Hotel 4 0.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Darlington - NORTH A1M JCT.59 3 2.8 miles
- Hall Garth Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Premier Inn Durham (Newton Aycliffe) 3 3 miles
- Walworth Castle Hotel 2.6 miles
- Premier Inn Durham 3 2.8 miles
- Manor House Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Walworth Castle Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- Superb Lime Guest House 3.2 miles
- Premier Inn Bishop Auckland 3 3.5 miles
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 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 7.1 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 7.4 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 8.9 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 9.9 miles
- University of Durham University 11.5 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 12.4 miles
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 16.1 miles
- Riverside Stadium Stadium 16.5 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 17.6 miles