Haswell
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.784, -1.416 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 37 43 |
| Population: | 1,248 |
Haswell is a small village in County Durham, England, sitting on the eastern edge of the Durham coalfield a few miles east of Durham and just inland from the north‑east coast around Seaham. The setting mixes gently rolling farmland and former industrial land, so you can get coastal views on clear days and a sense of the rural landscape that surrounds many Durham villages.
Historically it was a coal‑mining community and that heritage still shapes the village: there are memorials and traces of colliery infrastructure and a strong local memory of the pits and their social life. Since the mine closures Haswell has become more residential, with a close‑knit community feel and many people commuting to nearby towns such as Durham or Sunderland, while local clubs and events keep the village’s distinct identity alive.
Postcode districts covering Haswell
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 17.2 miles
- Sunderland 7.9 miles
- Middlesbrough 17.3 miles
- Darlington 18.3 miles
- Hartlepool 11.4 miles
- South Shields 13.6 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 15.2 miles
- Gateshead 12.9 miles
- Washington 8.9 miles
- Durham 6 miles
- Wallsend 15.6 miles
- Newburn 18.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shotton and South Hetton Ward 0.5 miles
- South Hetton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Hetton le Hill Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Shotton Colliery Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Easington Lane Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Easington Village Parish 2 miles
- Shotton Parish 2.2 miles
- Murton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Shadforth Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Thornley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Sherburn Hill Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Pittington Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Haswell
DH6 2AF, DH6 2AQ, DH6 2BF, DH6 2BN, DH6 2BX, DH6 2EU, DH6 2AJ, DH6 2AG, DH6 2DP … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 19 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 20.7 miles
- Seaham 4.7 miles
- Durham Railway Station 6.6 miles
Hotels near Haswell Ad
- Hallgarth Manor House 3.5 3 miles
- OYO The Village Inn, Murton Seaham 3 2.4 miles
- Highfield Hotel 3.9 miles
- The Three Horseshoes 3.5 miles
- Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 4.1 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 6.2 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 5.8 miles
- Bannatyne Hotel Durham 4.7 miles
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 3.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 4.6 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 5 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 6.5 miles
- University of Durham University 6.6 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 9.1 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 9.4 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 9.7 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 10.4 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 10.8 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 11.3 miles
- Windlestone Country house 11.5 miles
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 12.6 miles