Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Escomb, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Escomb 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 | Escomb |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.664758 |
| Longitude | -1.708832 |
| Place Type | Village |
Escomb, a quiet hamlet in County Durham, possesses a timeless quality. It lies 1.9 km west of Bishop Auckland (from Bishop Auckland: bearing 272°T, OS grid NZ 188 300), and is situated west-south-west of Toronto village. The ancient parish church of Escomb, a remarkable survival from the Anglo-Saxon period, stands as a profound testament to the enduring spirit of this place, its stones weathered by centuries of sun and rain, whispering tales of earlier generations. The surrounding countryside, a gentle sweep of verdant fields and occasional copses, carries the quietude of the North East's rural heartland, where the very air seems to hold the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. Escomb's modest presence speaks not of grand pronouncements, but of a deep, unassuming connection to the land and the long arc of English history.
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Explore Escomb, 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: 54.664758, -1.708832. 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. |