Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.821, -1.599 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 25 47 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth are small, neighbouring villages just east of Chester-le-Street in County Durham, England. They sit in the rolling former Durham coalfield and still show that industrial past in rows of former miners’ housing and reclaimed colliery sites, while newer residential pockets have given the area a largely commuter-village feel.
The villages are known locally for a strong community spirit - village halls, amateur sports clubs and green, walkable spaces where old pitlands have been turned into ponds, fields and informal nature areas. Good road and rail links via nearby Chester-le-Street make Durham city and the wider north-east readily accessible, so the area blends rural edges with a distinctly post‑industrial, community-focused character.
Postcode districts covering Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 12.3 miles
- Sunderland 9 miles
- Middlesbrough 23.6 miles
- Darlington 20.1 miles
- Hartlepool 18.7 miles
- South Shields 13.2 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 20.5 miles
- Gateshead 8.3 miles
- Washington 6.5 miles
- Durham 3.1 miles
- Wallsend 12.8 miles
- Newburn 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish 0.2 miles
- Sacriston Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Waldridge Parish 1.5 miles
- Chester-le-Street South Ward 1.5 miles
- Framwellgate Moor Parish 1.6 miles
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall Ward 1.6 miles
- Witton Gilbert Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Chester-le-Street East Ward 2.4 miles
- Chester-le-Street West Central Ward 2.5 miles
- Whitehill Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Edmondsley Parish 2.6 miles
- Great Lumley Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth
DH2 3NN, DH2 3PY, DH2 3RA, DH2 3PN, DH2 3QA, DH2 3UE, DH2 3PE, DH2 3QH, DH2 3PT … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 15.4 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 22.6 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Durham Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 2.9 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 3.4 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 3 miles
- The City 3.3 miles
- Premier Inn Durham North 3 1.2 miles
- Lumley Castle 4 2.9 miles
- Travelodge Chester-le-Street 3 1.2 miles
- Bannatyne Hotel Durham 3.6 miles
- Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 3.8 miles
- Premier Inn Durham City Centre 3 3.1 miles
Schools in Nettlesworth and Kimblesworth
- Nettlesworth Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 3.9 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 4.3 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 4.7 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 7.6 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 10.2 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 10.2 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 10.3 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 10.4 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 10.6 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 10.6 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 10.6 miles