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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Close House, 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 | Close House |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.646427 |
| Longitude | -1.642081 |
| Place Type | Village |
Close House remains a modest collection of dwellings that commands a quiet authority over the rising terrain of County Durham. It lies 0.8 miles north of Shildon (from Shildon: bearing 4°T, OS grid NZ 231 279), and is situated north-north-west of Eldon village. To the north-east, the Gurney Valley tilts toward the horizon, capturing a pale, persistent light that softens the harsh lines of the surrounding fields. Close House endures as a remnant of an industrial past, where the heavy, coal-stained memory of the North East meets the persistent green of the present day. Nearby, the waters of Dene Beck carve a narrow, insistent path through the earth, marking the land with a rhythmic, liquid persistence. The air here holds a crisp, bracing quality, unburdened by the clamour of the busier neighbouring hubs. Those who walk the lanes near Close House find the landscape stripped of artifice, offering only the raw, honest texture of the soil and the open sky. Each turn in the road reveals how the geography dictates the pace of life, keeping the rhythm steady and unpretentious.
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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 | 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. |