Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Benfieldside, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Benfieldside 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Benfieldside, County Durham, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of County Durham or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Benfieldside and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Benfieldside |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.864756 |
| Longitude | -1.855824 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Benfieldside retains the quiet, sturdy character of a place forged by the intersection of industrial ambition and the rolling northern landscape. It lies 1.2 miles north-west of Consett (from Consett: bearing 312°T, OS grid NZ 093 522). The elevation here grants the streets a watchful view over the deepening shadows of Derwent Dale, where the air often carries the damp, cooling scent of the lowlands. Residents walk paths that trace the edges of Fawcett Park, a green threshold where the managed grass meets the untamed inclination of the hillside. Stone walls, weathered by the persistent winds of County Durham, define the boundaries of properties that have long looked toward the horizon. Snow’s Green Burn carves its way through the nearby terrain, a thin, persistent silver thread that gathers the runoff of the high moors. Light shifts quickly across the slate roofs of Benfieldside, catching the grit and texture of masonry that has weathered many winters. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, reminding those who pass through that the land here demands a certain resilience from the structures it hosts.
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Explore Benfieldside, 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: 54.864756, -1.855824. 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. |