Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Brasside, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brasside 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 Brasside, 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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| Place | Brasside |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.806442 |
| Longitude | -1.557359 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Brasside holds a quiet, unassuming posture against the northern horizon, where the light shifts across the fields like a slow-moving tide. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-east of Durham (from Durham: bearing 27°T, OS grid NZ 285 458), and is situated east-south-east of Kimblesworth village. The terrain here carries a certain industrial memory, smoothed now by the encroaching reach of wild grasses and the persistent return of the seasons. To the south-east, the waters of Brasside Pond SSSI capture the pale northern sky, providing a sanctuary where the reeds shudder in the wind and the silence feels heavy with the weight of ancient water. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the ruins of Finchale Priory linger in the river bend, their broken stone arches offering a skeletal grace to the valley. Brasside remains a place of transition, where the echoes of past labour are gradually softened by the persistent, unbothered growth of the surrounding woodland. The air here tastes of damp earth and coming rain, a sharp reminder of the rugged geography that defines this corner of the North East. Such landscapes possess a stubborn beauty, indifferent to the gaze of the passer-by but deeply resonant for those who watch the shadows lengthen over the furrowed ground.
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Explore Brasside, 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: 54.806442, -1.557359. 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. |