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Bolam County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

Explore Bolam, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bolam 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.

Interactive Map of Bolam, County Durham

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Place	Bolam
Traditional County	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.598722
Longitude	-1.693531
Place Type	Village

About Bolam

Bolam remains a quiet fragment of the County Durham landscape, defined by its sparse architecture and the expansive, open skies that stretch above the rolling fields. It lies 3.2 miles south-west of Shildon (from Shildon: bearing 219°T, OS grid NZ 198 226), and is situated north-east of Ingleton village. The land rises gently towards the south-west, where the modest elevation of Stob Hill catches the first grey light of dawn, casting long, thin shadows across the surrounding pastures. History lingers in the periphery, marked by the ancient stone of Legs Cross, a silent witness to centuries of travellers passing through the quiet lanes. Bolam endures as a place where the modern world feels distant, replaced by the persistent, rhythmic hum of agricultural life and the seasonal shifts of the wind. The soil here is heavy and dark, supporting a patchwork of meadows that turn brittle and golden under the late summer sun. Even in the stillness of an afternoon, one can sense the weight of the past in the way the local light settles upon the limestone walls, revealing textures smoothed by decades of exposure. This landscape offers a rare, deliberate clarity, inviting a measured pace of existence that contrasts sharply with the frantic movement of the industrial centres further north.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stob Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 236° SW
Legs Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 101° E
Toy Top (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 077° ENE
Lutterington Beck (River) — 1.5 mi, 328° NNW
Corner Beck (River) — 1.6 mi, 072° ENE
Small Multivallate Hillfort And Tower Mill On Shackleton Beacon Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 079° E
Stockton & Darlington Railway: Brusselton Inclines (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 032° NNE · 3 ha
The Green (Park) — 2.2 mi, 174° S
First World Cup Winners (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 335° NNW
Dyance Bottom (Valley) — 2.7 mi, 188° S
Shildon Recreation Ground (Park) — 2.8 mi, 041° NE
REEL Cinema (Cinema) — 2.8 mi, 004° N
Swallow Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 119° ESE
Robert Stephenson (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 054° NE
Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 055° NE
Middridge Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 063° ENE · 2 ha
Ramshaw Hall Garden (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.6 mi, 311° NW
North Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.3 mi, 273° W
Low Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.4 mi, 262° W
Raby Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.4 mi, 265° W · 265 ha
High Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.6 mi, 261° W
Castle Chare fountain (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 011° N
Ruins of St Lawrence's Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 208° SSW
The Bishops (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 009° N
Faith Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 011° N
Auckland Castle (Castle) — 4.8 mi, 011° N
Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 086° E
Auckland Castle Deer Shelter (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 013° NNE
The Eleven Arches Night Show - Kynren (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 008° N
Binchester Roman Fort (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 007° N

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