Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Esh, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Esh 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 Esh, 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 | Esh |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.790955 |
| Longitude | -1.696916 |
| Place Type | Village |
Esh occupies a high, windswept ridge that commands a wide prospect over the rolling topography of County Durham. It lies 4.6 miles west-north-west of Durham (from Durham: bearing 281°T, OS grid NZ 195 440), and is situated west-south-west of Langley Park village. Ancient stone markers define the history of this plateau, where the Esh Cross 150M North Of Esh Hall stands as a silent sentinel of medieval devotion. To the north, the waters of the Blackburn Beck carve a thin, glistening vein through the deepening shadows of the valley floor. The light here has a sharp, northern clarity, illuminating the limestone walls and the quiet, persistent resilience of the local architecture. Beyond the immediate rows of houses, the land slopes away toward the horizon, where the distant, dark mass of Weather Hill anchors the western sky. Rag Path Wood gathers the damp mists of the morning, holding the silence of the trees in a heavy, emerald stillness. Life in Esh maintains a steady, measured pace, indifferent to the hurried clamour of the industrial centres to the east. The horizon remains the true master of the landscape, dictating the weather and the long, slanted golden hours that fall across the fields.
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Explore Esh, 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: 54.790955, -1.696916. 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. |