Frosterley County Durham Map

About Frosterley

Frosterley rests in a fold of the Wear Valley, where the land rises gently towards the Pennines. It lies 3.9 km south-east of Stanhope (from Stanhope: bearing 128°T, OS grid NZ 024 369). The village, long associated with quarrying and limestone, carries the quiet solidity of its stone heritage, the very air seeming to hum with the echoes of hammer on rock. Sunlight, when it breaks through, can catch the weathered faces of cottages and the distant green of the fells with a soft, almost liquid luminescence. A palpable sense of continuity pervades Frosterley, a feeling that the lives lived here have always been closely bound to the rhythms of the earth and the enduring strength of its bedrock. Here, the River Wear flows, a silver thread through the landscape, a constant companion to the village's unpretentious charm.

About This Frosterley Map Page

Explore Frosterley, 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: 54.727460, -1.963526. 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.