Geography
Bishop Auckland is located at 54°39′36″N 1°40′48″W / 54.66°N 1.68°W / 54.66; -1.68 (British national grid reference system: NZ208294) on the Durham coalfield at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless. The town nestles in the rivers' valley about 100 metres (330 ft) above sea level. Besides this the town is all but is surrounded on all sides by hills ranging in height from around 150 metres (490 ft) above sea level to over 220 metres (720 ft) above sea level.
Bishop Auckland is located about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Darlington and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Durham. The town is served by Bishop Auckland railway station, which marks the point where the Tees Valley Line becomes the Weardale Railway. The town is not served directly by any motorways.
Notable wards include Cockton Hill, Woodhouse Close, and Henknowle. Additionally, once neighbouring villages such as South Church, Tindale Crescent, St Helen Auckland, and West Auckland now more or less merge seamlessly into the town.
| Escomb (village) | Willington (town) | Spennymoor (town) | ||
| Toft Hill (village) | Coundon (village) | |||
| Bishop Auckland | ||||
| St Helen Auckland (suburb/village) | Tindale Crescent (suburb/village) | Shildon (town) |
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