Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Chester Moor, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chester Moor 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 Chester Moor, 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 | Chester Moor |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.837113 |
| Longitude | -1.588240 |
| Place Type | Village |
Chester Moor commands a vantage point where the North East landscape unfolds in quiet, heavy layers of green and grey. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-west of Chester-le-Street (from Chester-le-Street: bearing 200°T, OS grid NZ 265 492), and is situated north-north-east of Plawsworth village. The elevation here allows for a sharp, clear light that catches the crests of the surrounding fields, particularly as one looks toward the rugged profile of Nettlesworth Hill in the west. A short walk to the north, the verdant basin of Southburn Dene gathers the morning mist, holding it against the encroaching shadow of the modern road. Chester Moor sits as a transition point between the industrial legacy of the coal seams that once defined this county and the persistent, unyielding character of the open fields. The earth here retains a stubborn memory of the pits, though the silence of the present day suggests a long-settled peace. As the sun dips toward the horizon, the textures of the stone walls and hedgerows sharpen, revealing a countryside that remains indifferent to the passing of the clock. This stretch of County Durham possesses a grounded, matter-of-fact beauty, defined as much by the cold, clean air as by the history etched into the local topography.
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Explore Chester Moor, 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: 54.837113, -1.588240. 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. |