Cornsay
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.773, -1.766 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 15 42 |
| Dialling code: | 01388 (Bishop Auckland) |
Cornsay is a small civil parish in County Durham, England, made up of a village and surrounding farmland with a nearby former colliery settlement. The area is rural in character, with rolling fields, stone cottages and traces of its 19th‑ and 20th‑century industrial past visible alongside hedged lanes and quiet country walks.
Historically shaped by agriculture and coal mining, the parish still shows that mixed heritage in its built stock and local identity; many former mining cottages have been adapted while residents now commonly commute to nearby towns. It’s a place valued for its community spirit and easy access to the wider amenities of Durham and the open country of the Durham Dales.
Postcode districts covering Cornsay
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 16.4 miles
- Sunderland 16.3 miles
- Darlington 18.7 miles
- Hartlepool 23.2 miles
- South Shields 19.9 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 22.6 miles
- Gateshead 13.6 miles
- Washington 13.4 miles
- Durham 8 miles
- Wallsend 18.5 miles
- Newburn 14.5 miles
- Whitley Bay 22.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hedleyhope Parish 0.9 miles
- Esh and Witton Gilbert Ward 1.6 miles
- Deerness Ward 2.3 miles
- Esh Winning Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Satley Parish 2.7 miles
- Tow Law Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Billy Row Built-up area 3 miles
- Esh Parish 3 miles
- Lanchester Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Langley Park Built-up area 4 miles
- Brandon and Byshottles Parish 4.2 miles
- Crook Built-up area 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Cornsay
DL13 4QD, DH7 9NZ, DH7 9BW, DH7 9BN, DH7 9EG, DH7 9LN, DH7 9LL, DH7 9DU, DH7 9EJ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 18.5 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 22.7 miles
- Wolsingham Rail Station 5.7 miles
- Durham Railway Station 7.3 miles
Hotels near Cornsay Ad
- The Royal Oak 3 1.4 miles
- The Brown Horse Hotel 3.2 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.8 miles
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 4.8 miles
- Thomas Wright House 6.7 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 7.5 miles
- Host & Stay | Forest View Lodge 4.6 miles
- Host & Stay | Jomor House 4.6 miles
- The City 7.7 miles
- 40 Winks Hotel & Hospitality 5 7.4 miles
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 7.4 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 8.5 miles
- Windlestone Country house 10.7 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 11.8 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 12 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 12.7 miles
- Old Park Country house 14.3 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 14.6 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 14.6 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 14.8 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 14.9 miles