Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Binchester, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Binchester 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.
| Place | Binchester |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.684390 |
| Longitude | -1.646276 |
| Place Type | Village |
Binchester rests a quiet presence within the County Durham landscape. It lies 3.1 km north-east of Bishop Auckland (from Bishop Auckland: bearing 43°T, OS grid NZ 229 322), and is situated south-south-east of Byers Green village. The land around Binchester gently slopes, often catching the low afternoon sun in a way that softens the edges of the fields and hints at the enduring agricultural heart of the place. Though small, Binchester carries the echoes of its past, a place where the quietude of rural life has long held sway. The very air here seems to possess a certain clarity, a reflective quality that might have inspired a thoughtful observer centuries ago.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Binchester, 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: 54.684390, -1.646276. 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 | June 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. |