Traditional county: County Durham · Region: North East
Explore Gray Street, County Durham with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gray Street 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 Gray Street, 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 | Gray Street |
| Traditional County | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.645258 |
| Longitude | -1.651141 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Gray Street maintains a modest, linear character that reflects the pragmatic industrial heritage of the County Durham coalfields. It lies 0.8 miles north-north-west of Shildon (from Shildon: bearing 339°T, OS grid NZ 226 278), and is situated west-north-west of Eldon Lane village. The land here slopes with a quiet persistence, guiding the eye toward the low horizon where the sky often appears vast and bruised with Atlantic weather. To the north-north-west, the waters of Dene Beck trace a narrow, rhythmic path through the fields, their presence marked by a subtle change in the vibrancy of the wild grasses. Gray Street itself is defined by its straightforward architecture, which holds the morning light with a stark, unadorned clarity. Beyond the rows of dwellings, the distant rise of Shawbrow Hill provides a steady, dark silhouette against the shifting clouds. This landscape possesses a sparse, functional beauty, stripped of artifice and shaped by the enduring legacy of the deep-seam mines that once defined the rhythm of the local working day.
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Explore Gray Street, 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: 54.645258, -1.651141. 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. |