Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Gilesgate Moor, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gilesgate Moor 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 Gilesgate Moor, 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 | Gilesgate Moor |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.780578 |
| Longitude | -1.544985 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Gilesgate Moor stretches across the eastern ridge of the city, defined by the relentless arterial hum of the A690 that bisects its high, wind-swept plateau. It lies 1.5 miles east of Durham (from Durham: bearing 83°T, OS grid NZ 293 429), and is situated north-west of Sherburn House village. The character of Gilesgate Moor is etched by the transition from the dense, medieval gravity of the cathedral city to the thinning air of the open plateau. To the west, the ruined stone of the Chapel of St Mary Magdalene stands as a hollowed sentinel, watching over the slow reclamation of the earth by moss and long grass. Beyond the residential fringes, the landscape falls away toward the Old Durham Gardens, where the air holds a cooler, more sheltered weight. The light here often feels thin and exposed, catching the grey slate of rooftops before sliding across the expansive, tarmac-bound horizon. Life in Gilesgate Moor persists in the quiet tension between the commuter’s urgency and the lingering, stubborn stillness of the surrounding Durham hills.
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Explore Gilesgate Moor, 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: 54.780578, -1.544985. 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. |