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Browney County Durham Map

Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East

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

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

Latitude	54.747152
Longitude	-1.619507
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Browney

Browney emerges from the gentle tilt of the County Durham landscape, a place where the memory of coal dust has long since surrendered to the quiet persistence of green fields. It lies 2.6 miles south-west of Durham (from Durham: bearing 215°T, OS grid NZ 245 391), and is situated south-south-west of Meadowfield village. Here, the low-angled sun catches the brickwork of modest terraces, casting shadows that stretch across the tarmac like the fingers of a long-remembered season. A short walk to the east, the River Browney draws a silver ribbon through the fields, its waters carrying the quiet history of a valley once defined by the rhythmic pulse of the pit-head. Beyond the immediate rows of homes, the seventy-five hectares of Burn Hall offer a sanctuary of mature timber and heavy, silent air that seems to hold the light differently than the open lanes. Browney retains a grounded character, shaped by the sturdy endurance of its architecture and the vast, shifting sky that dominates the horizon. The earth here feels dense and purposeful, a quiet reminder of the industry that once drew life from the dark seams beneath the surface. Now, only the wind moving through the hedgerows disturbs the stillness, marking the passage of hours in a place that asks for nothing more than the simple dignity of its own existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

River Browney (River) — 0.9 mi, 105° ESE
Burn Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.1 mi, 113° ESE · 75 ha
Holliday Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 038° NE
Holywell Beck (River) — 1.2 mi, 156° SSE
Willow Tunnel (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 079° E
Broompark Picnic Area (Park) — 1.5 mi, 016° NNE
Deerness Valley (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 348° NNW
Sunderland Bridge, Near Croxdale (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 126° SE
The Story (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 056° NE
Coldstream Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 143° SE
Butterby Oxbow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 097° E · 8 ha
Pinnock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 074° ENE
Moated Site At Low Butterby Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 087° E
Oriental Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 053° NE
Durham University Botanic Garden (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 063° ENE
Croxdale Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 099° E
Croxdale Medieval Chapel And Churchyard Cross Base (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 114° ESE
Observatory Hill (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 045° NE
Croxdale Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.1 mi, 116° ESE · 212 ha
Buck's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 062° ENE
Battle Of Neville'S Cross 1346 (Registered Battlefield) — 2.2 mi, 021° NNE · 39 ha
Count's Corner (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 048° NE
Houghall Pit Village (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 070° ENE
Houghall Colliery (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 069° ENE
View of Cathedral, Mill and weir (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 042° NE
Durham Castle And Cathedral (World Heritage Site) — 2.5 mi, 045° NE · 9 ha
Durham Cathedral Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 043° NE
Stockley Fell Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 247° WSW
The Assembly Rooms (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 044° NE
Durham Castle (Castle) — 2.6 mi, 041° NE

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