Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Copthill, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Copthill 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 Copthill, 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 | Copthill |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.762490 |
| Longitude | -2.231259 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Copthill commands a austere and windswept position upon the high ridges of the North Pennines, where the horizon dissolves into a vast, unyielding sky. It lies 8.8 miles west of Stanhope (from Stanhope: bearing 276°T, OS grid NY 852 408), and is situated north-north-west of Wearhead village. The land here holds the memory of ancient lead mining, leaving the earth scarred with hushes and shallow pits that gather the pale, thin light of the North East. To the north-north-west, the Cornriggs Meadows SSSI preserves a rare, damp grassland where the flora persists in defiance of the biting wind. The nearby Sedling Burn traces a jagged path through the rock, its waters sharp and cold as they tumble toward the valley floor. Copthill remains exposed to the elements, an island of stone amidst the heather and the persistent, low-hanging clouds that sweep across the moorland. The silence of the high ground is interrupted only by the sudden, frantic cry of curlews rising from the damp hollows. Every structure in Copthill stands as a testament to the endurance required to inhabit such a rigorous, exposed landscape.
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Explore Copthill, 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: 54.762490, -2.231259. 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. |