Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Alum Waters, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alum Waters map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Alum Waters |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.767523 |
| Longitude | -1.636646 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Alum Waters emerges from the quiet, rolling topography of County Durham as a modest collection of dwellings defined by the steady, unassuming pace of rural life. It lies 2.3 miles west-south-west of Durham (from Durham: bearing 252°T, OS grid NZ 234 414), and is situated west-south-west of Broompark village. The landscape here holds a particular quality of light, thin and silvery, which catches the damp earth after a morning rain. Just a short walk away, the Deerness Valley carves a deep, verdant furrow into the land, drawing the eye toward the horizon where shadows lengthen in the late afternoon. The proximity of the River Deerness ensures that the air remains crisp, carrying the faint, metallic scent of wet stone and wild grasses. Residents often look toward the nearby metal palm tree, a singular piece of public art that stands in stark, iron contrast to the organic curves of the surrounding hedgerows. Alum Waters maintains a grounded character, shaped by the weight of the soil and the persistent, quiet flow of the nearby watercourses. Life here moves with the seasons, following the subtle shifts in the wind that sweep across the open fields.
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Explore Alum Waters, County Durham, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.767523, -1.636646. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |