Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Burtree Ford, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Burtree Ford 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 | Burtree Ford |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.759862 |
| Longitude | -2.228524 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Burtree Ford, a tranquil hamlet, offers a quiet contemplation of the Durham landscape. It lies 14.0 km west of Stanhope (from Stanhope: bearing 275°T, OS grid NY 853 405), and is situated north-north-west of Wearhead village. The air here, often carrying the subtle scent of damp earth and distant peat fires, seems to hold the hushed stories of generations who have traced paths across this undulating terrain. A sense of enduring resilience can be felt in the sturdy stone of the few dwellings, each a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants against the sweep of the Pennine winds. The gentle curve of the River Wear, a silver thread through the green, whispers a timeless narrative of the land's patient transformation. Even the quality of the light, a soft, diffused glow that often softens the edges of the day, lends Burtree Ford a contemplative beauty, a peace that settles deep within the soul.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Burtree Ford, 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: 54.759862, -2.228524. 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. |