Byers Green
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.7, -1.656 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 22 33 |
| Population: | 858 |
| Dialling code: | 01388 (Bishop Auckland) |
Byers Green is a small village in County Durham, England, tucked between the larger towns of Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor and within reasonable distance of the city of Durham. It sits in a pleasant rural setting of rolling farmland and lanes, giving it the feel of a traditional North East village while still being close to urban services.
Like many villages in the region, Byers Green has a strong industrial and social history: it grew from an agricultural community as coal mining and associated transport links developed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, leaving a legacy of terraces, local institutions and shared community memory. Today it is largely residential with local amenities such as a village hall and pubs, popular with commuters and walkers who appreciate the mix of historic buildings and accessible countryside.
Postcode districts covering Byers Green
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 20.6 miles
- Sunderland 16.6 miles
- Middlesbrough 20.1 miles
- Darlington 12.3 miles
- Hartlepool 17.8 miles
- South Shields 21.6 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 16.1 miles
- Gateshead 16.9 miles
- Washington 15 miles
- Durham 6.6 miles
- Wallsend 21.5 miles
- Newburn 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Willington and Hunwick Ward 1.2 miles
- Willington Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Coundon Ward 1.7 miles
- Greater Willington Parish 1.8 miles
- Hunwick Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Spennymoor Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Brancepeth Parish 2.4 miles
- Tudhoe Ward 2.8 miles
- Bishop Auckland Town Ward 2.8 miles
- Coundon and Leeholme Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Kirk Merrington Built-up area 3 miles
- Dene Valley Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Byers Green
DL16 7PA, DL16 7PD, DL16 7PJ, DL16 7PT, DL16 7NR, DL16 7PN, DL16 7PR, DL16 7PB, DL16 7QJ … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 16 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 23.3 miles
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 5.2 miles
Hotels near Byers Green Ad
- Thomas Wright House 0.1 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 5.7 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 5.7 miles
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 5 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 6.2 miles
- Manor House Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 6.4 miles
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 6.2 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 6.2 miles
Schools in Byers Green
- Byers Green Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 4.1 miles
- University of Durham University 5.5 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 8.4 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 9.6 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 12.2 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 12.5 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 12.7 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 14 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 14.1 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 15.2 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 15.5 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 15.8 miles