Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Cornsay, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cornsay 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 Cornsay, 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 | Cornsay |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.786651 |
| Longitude | -1.775895 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cornsay commands a high, windswept ridge where the horizon stretches wide across the rolling topography of County Durham. It lies 3.1 miles north-north-east of Tow Law (from Tow Law: bearing 31°T, OS grid NZ 145 435), and is situated east of Satley village. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity, often stirred by the restless currents moving over the nearby slopes of Clickemin Hill. Cornsay maintains a quiet composure, its stone dwellings turned against the prevailing westerly winds that sweep across the open fields. To the east, the Hedleyhope Burn carves a purposeful path through the lower ground, tracing a silver line through the deep verdant hollows. The landscape feels anchored by the legacy of the earth, where the shadows of ancient industry have long since faded into the quietude of grazing pastures. Residents look out over a terrain that holds its own secret history, far from the frantic pace of the larger Durham settlements. Every evening, the light catches the limestone walls of the old farmsteads, turning the grey masonry into a soft, glowing amber before the dusk descends.
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Explore Cornsay, 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: 54.786651, -1.775895. 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. |