Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Butterknowle, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Butterknowle 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 Butterknowle, 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 | Butterknowle |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.626136 |
| Longitude | -1.834163 |
| Place Type | Village |
Butterknowle commands a quiet prominence over the rolling contours of County Durham, where the horizon stretches wide to meet the pale, northern sky. It lies 6.3 miles north-north-east of Barnard Castle (from Barnard Castle: bearing 32°T, OS grid NZ 108 256), and is situated east of Copley village. The landscape here carries the weight of a coal-mining heritage, with old workings leaving faint, grassy impressions upon the earth that speak of a harder, industrial past. Grewburn Beck winds its way through the lower ground just to the west, its clear water catching the fleeting, silvery light that defines these high, open spaces. Beyond the domestic gardens, the industrial scars of Cockfield Fell offer a sprawling, historical expanse where the land remains untamed and open to the weather. Butterknowle maintains a stoic character, shaped by the persistent winds that sweep across from the Pennines to rattle the stone walls. In the quiet evenings, the air takes on a crisp, sharp clarity, revealing the stark beauty of the surrounding ridges. Life in Butterknowle remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, as the shadows lengthen over the fields and the distant hills fade into a deep, bruised violet.
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Explore Butterknowle, 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: 54.626136, -1.834163. 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. |