Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Close House, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Close House 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 | Close House |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.646427 |
| Longitude | -1.642081 |
| Place Type | Village |
Close House rests in the rolling landscape of County Durham, a quiet corner of the North East. It lies 1.4 km north of Shildon (from Shildon: bearing 4°T, OS grid NZ 231 279), and is situated north-north-west of Eldon village. The fields surrounding Close House often hold the pale, clear light of early mornings, stretching out in broad swathes of green and gold, hinting at the agricultural rhythms that have shaped the land for generations. Evidence of the area's industrial past can be glimpsed in the faint undulations of the terrain, remnants of mining that once defined the local economy. The air here can carry the distinct, earthy scent of damp soil after a summer shower, a simple, honest perfume. Close House, though small, possesses a grounded presence, a place where the sky feels vast and the land remembers its work.
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Explore Close House, 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: 54.646427, -1.642081. 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. |