Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Grassholme, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Grassholme 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 Grassholme, 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 | Grassholme |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.589509 |
| Longitude | -2.116956 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Grassholme endures as a quiet anchor amidst the rugged, wind-scoured uplands of County Durham. It lies 8.5 miles west-north-west of Barnard Castle (from Barnard Castle: bearing 290°T, OS grid NY 925 215), and is situated south-south-west of Middleton-in-Teesdale village. Here, the earth rises in firm, unyielding slopes where Bed-le-Moor Hill casts a long, sharpening shadow across the sparse pastureland. The light in this high country possesses a peculiar clarity, stripping the horizon of artifice and revealing the stark geometry of the surrounding fells. Waters from the nearby Grassholme Reservoir catch the grey-blue temper of the sky, acting as a polished mirror to the shifting clouds above. The landscape is defined by the persistent pulse of the elements, where the air tastes of damp peat and distant stone. In this austere corner of the North Pennines, the silence is rarely absolute, broken only by the thin, melodic rush of Kelton Beck carving its path through the lower ground. Grassholme remains a testament to the resilience of those who thrive where the horizon is wide and the winters are long.
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Explore Grassholme, 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: 54.589509, -2.116956. 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. |