Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Dawdon, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dawdon 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 | Dawdon |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.827208 |
| Longitude | -1.331196 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Dawdon exhales the quiet breath of County Durham's coastal fringe. It lies 1.1 km south of Seaham (from Seaham: bearing 170°T, OS grid NZ 430 482). The land here slopes gently towards the North Sea, a sweep of green that might, on a clear day, hold the distant glint of grey water. Dawdon itself is a collection of homes, its streets laid out with a practical, unpretentious order, reflecting a history tied to the earth and the sea rather than grand pronouncements. The air carries a faint, clean saltiness, a constant reminder of the proximity of the ocean's vastness. Here, the light often softens as it falls, painting the ordinary brickwork with a gentle, almost watercolour hue, lending a quiet dignity to the everyday.
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Explore Dawdon, 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: 54.827208, -1.331196. 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. |